Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II: 2 (Camden Classic Reprints, Series Number 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521555876 ISBN 13: 9780521555876

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"...the reissuance of Wright's Political Songs should cause medievalists to look again at their categories of analysis-an always useful outcome." Albion

Book 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, with a wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521555876
• ISBN 13: 9780521555876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490
• Editor: Coss Peter