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Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.
Main description: The Middle English lyric is intimately related to late medieval preaching, not only because many lyrical poems have been preserved in sermon manuscripts, but also because preaching furnished a unique opportunity to create and...
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Main description: The Middle English lyric is intimately related to late medieval preaching, not only because many lyrical poems have been preserved in sermon manuscripts, but also because preaching furnished a unique opportunity to create and utilize poems. Preachers, Poets, and the Early English Lyric explores this relationship in detail.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
FrontmatterContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Preachers and Poets2. The Medieval Hymn Tradition3. The Sermon as an Art Form4. The Oeuvre of Friar John of Grimestone5. Grimestone the Lyricist6. Complaint Verses and Oral Traditions7. Love Sacred and Profane8. Preachers or PoetsIndex of Manuscripts CitedIndex of First LinesGeneral Index.
