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Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II
Hardback
Main Details
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Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas Wright
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Edited by Peter Coss
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Series | Camden Classic Reprints |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:490 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry anthologies British and Irish History World history - c 500 to C 1500 |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521554664
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Classifications | Dewey:821.108 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
18 April 1996 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 new and 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.
Reviews"...the reissuance of Wright's Political Songs should cause medievalists to look again at their categories of analysis-an always useful outcome." Albion
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