THE ALLITERATIVE TRADITION IN EARLY MIDDLE ENGLISH POETRY: Political Complaint and Social Analysis in the Song of the Husbandman and Beyond
| Author: | Nagy, Michael S. | |
| Year: | 2011 | |
| Pages: | 292 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-1503-3 978-0-7734-1503-4 | |
| Price: | $199.95 + shipping | |
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An appraisal of some of the most socially informed poems of the early fourteenth
century.
century.
Reviews
“…a fresh approach to the most puzzling and often most neglected issues of medieval English literary and social history.”-Dr. T. A. Shippey, St. Louis University
“a nuanced and thorough survey of the social and political forces in fourteenth century England which shaped an entire “school” of poets who employed alliterative metre for their art...”-Prof. Stefan Thomas Hall, University of Wisconsin
“…Professor Nagy’s notable book has broader implications as well in its perspective on Fourteenth-Century culture…”-Prof. E. L. Risden, St. Norbet College
“a nuanced and thorough survey of the social and political forces in fourteenth century England which shaped an entire “school” of poets who employed alliterative metre for their art...”-Prof. Stefan Thomas Hall, University of Wisconsin
“…Professor Nagy’s notable book has broader implications as well in its perspective on Fourteenth-Century culture…”-Prof. E. L. Risden, St. Norbet College
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter I. The "Song of the Husbandman" in Context
i. Scribal
ii. Historical
iii.Manuscript
Chapter II. Graft and the "Grene Wax:" Oppression and Illiteracy in the "Song of the Husbandman"
i. Structure
ii. Genre
iii. Date
iv. Speakers in the Poem
v. Linguistic Difficulties
vi. Thematic Concerns
Chapter III. Towards Establishing an External Corpus
i. "The Simonie"
ii. "The Simonie:" Form and Genre
iii. Dating "The Simonie"
iv. Previous Critical Approaches
v. "The Simonie" and the "Song of the Husbandman"
vi. "Papelard Priest"
Chapter IV. Rhymed and Unrhymed Alliterative Poetry, or Where the Twain Shall Meet
i. Wynnere and Wastoure
ii. Parlement of the Thre Ages
Chapter V. Piers Plowman and the "Song of the Husbandman:"
A Confluence of Traditions
i. The Consensus from Skeat to Chambers
ii. The Challenge to the Consensus: The Z-Text
iii. The Merits of the Z-Text
iv. The Alliterative Revival
v. Piers Plowman and the "Song of the Husbandman"
vi. Conclusions
Chapter VI. Revising the Alliterative Revival
Works Cited
Introduction
Chapter I. The "Song of the Husbandman" in Context
i. Scribal
ii. Historical
iii.Manuscript
Chapter II. Graft and the "Grene Wax:" Oppression and Illiteracy in the "Song of the Husbandman"
i. Structure
ii. Genre
iii. Date
iv. Speakers in the Poem
v. Linguistic Difficulties
vi. Thematic Concerns
Chapter III. Towards Establishing an External Corpus
i. "The Simonie"
ii. "The Simonie:" Form and Genre
iii. Dating "The Simonie"
iv. Previous Critical Approaches
v. "The Simonie" and the "Song of the Husbandman"
vi. "Papelard Priest"
Chapter IV. Rhymed and Unrhymed Alliterative Poetry, or Where the Twain Shall Meet
i. Wynnere and Wastoure
ii. Parlement of the Thre Ages
Chapter V. Piers Plowman and the "Song of the Husbandman:"
A Confluence of Traditions
i. The Consensus from Skeat to Chambers
ii. The Challenge to the Consensus: The Z-Text
iii. The Merits of the Z-Text
iv. The Alliterative Revival
v. Piers Plowman and the "Song of the Husbandman"
vi. Conclusions
Chapter VI. Revising the Alliterative Revival
Works Cited