Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric

by Douglas Gray

Book Overview

Originally published in 1972, Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric discusses themes and images in religious lyric poetry in Medieval English poetry. The book looks at the affect that tradition and convention had on the religious poetry of the medieval period. It examines the background of the lyrics, including the Latin tradition which was inherited by medieval vernacular and shows how religious lyric poetry presents,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367186748
• ISBN13: 9780367186746
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 324 Pages