Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England
From the Reign of John to that of Edward II
Thomas Wright author Peter Coss editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:18th Apr '96
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A collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England, with a wide-ranging introduction.
This book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so-called 'political songs' are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society, with a wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss.This book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so-called 'political songs' are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses to contemporary events. A wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss offers observations on authorship, audience, the means of dissemination and the use of the languages involved. The reader is brought up to date on the critical study of the poems and on their significance and potentiality for the modern historian and literary scholar. Professor Coss corrects Wright's dating where necessary and puts each item into its full contemporary context, making these fascinating verses accessible to the modern reader.
"...the reissuance of Wright's Political Songs should cause medievalists to look again at their categories of analysis-an always useful outcome." Albion
ISBN: 9780521555876
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
Weight: 710g
490 pages