John Lydgate's Fall of Princes: Narrative Tragedy in Its Literary and Political Contexts

by Nigel Mortimer

The Benedictine monk John Lydgate was the most admired poet of the fifteenth century. He received commissions from some of the most powerful men in the land (including Henry V); he is spoken of with constant admiration; manuscripts of his work are abundant; many of his poems were put into print by England's earliest printers, ensuring that his influence extended well into the sixteenth century. The Fall of Princes, probably the longest poem in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199275017
• ISBN13: 9780199275014
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"