Laments for the Lost in Medieval Literature,

J. Tolmie, M. J. Toswell (eds.);

Published by Turnhout Brepols 2010

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Hardback, XII+306 p., 156 x 234 mm. ISBN 9782503528588. This collection addresses the cultural construction of lament and mourning in the Middle Ages of northern Europe, with a particular focus on grief at the loss of children. This is a collection of essays on the subject of lament in the medieval period, with a particular emphasis on parental grief. The analysis of texts about pain and grief is an increasingly important area in medieval studies, offering as it does a means of exploring the ways in which cultural meanings arise from loss and processes of mourning. The international scholars who come together to produce this volume discuss subjects as diverse as lament psalms in Old and Middle English, medieval Latin laments, mourning in Anglo-Saxon literature, mourning through objects, medieval art and archaeology, Old French poetic elegy, skaldic poetry, medieval women?s writing, Old Polish drama, English massacre plays, and Middle English nativity lyrics. Languages : English. 0 g. Seller Inventory # 39912

Bibliographic Details

Title: Laments for the Lost in Medieval Literature,

Publisher: Turnhout Brepols 2010

Binding: Hardcover