Publication

2013 - Boydell & Brewer, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

63,500 words, Guess

Page Count

254 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781782041115
  • ISBN-101782041117
  • Better World Books9781782041115
  • Open LibraryOL33443140M

Description

This collection of seventeen original essays by leading authorities offers, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the significant authors and important aspects of fifteenth-century English poetry. The major poets of the century, John Lydgate and Thomas Hoccleve, receive detailed analysis, alongside perhaps lesser-known authors: John Capgrave, Osbern Bokenham, Peter Idley, George Ashby and John Audelay. In addition, several essays examine genres and topics, including romance, popular, historical and scientific poetry, and translations from the classics. Other chapters investigate the crucial contexts for approaching poetry of this period: manuscript circulation, patronage and the influence of Chaucer.

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Other Editions

  • Companion to Fifteenth-Century English PoetryBoydell & Brewer, Limited2013-01-01

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