Medieval Ballads: Chivalry, Romance, and Everyday Life

Despite their status as the major literature of the medieval commoner, the ballads of the Middle Ages have remained generally inaccessible. The present collection provides for the first time a comprehensive selection of these important poems in modern translation, organized according to theme and accorded brief synopses of their sources, motifs, interpretive problems, and cross-references. Moreover, Prof. Morgan's critical introduction establishes a social and historical context for the ballads of chivalry and romance and a general framework for their reading.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Peter Lang Pub Inc

Editions

1

Pages

226

ISBN

9780820431390

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