Paperback. Though definitive information about the fifteenth-century Scottish poet Robert Henryson remains elusive, the quality of the poetry that bears his name is self-evident: consistently achieving what David J. Parkinson describes as a rhetorical ideal of brevity replete with significance, these Middle Scots works possess an interpretive richness, knowledge of classical and medieval authorities, and command of multilingual vocabulary befitting Henrysons title of master. Composed amid Middle Scotss consolidation into Scotlands official language in the late Middle Ages, Henrysons poetry reflects in language and theme this pivotal moment in Scottish history. This edition collects all works attributed to Henryson, including his adaptations and interpretations of Aesops Fables; his The Testament of Cresseid, an epilogue to Geoffrey ChaucersTroilus and Criseyde; Orpheus and Eurydice; and twelve shorter poems grouped by the available evidence for their attribution to Henryson, all accompanied by glosses, explanatory and textual notes, and a guide to Henrysons language. New edition of the poems of Robert Henryson, offers editions of Henryson's Fables, The Testament of Cresseid, Orpheus and Eurydice and twelve shorter poems, grouped according to the strength of their attribution to Henryson, as well as the glosses and explanatory and textual notes characteristic of Middle English Texts Series volumes. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Complete Works (Paperback)
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications, Michegan
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1580441394
ISBN 13: 9781580441391
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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In this new edition of the poems of Robert Henryson, David Parkinson offers editions of Henryson's Fables, The Testament of Cresseid, Orpheus and Eurydice and twelve shorter poems, grouped according to the strength of their attribution to Henryson, as well as the glosses and explanatory and textual notes characteristic of Middle English Texts Series volumes. Henryson was a prominent Scottish poet writing in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. This edition serves as an excellent addition to the Scots language and late medieval Scottish poetry.

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David J. Parkinson is Professor of English at the University of Saskatchewan. His research interestes include medieval Scottish literature, medieval comedy, and the linguistic history of Older Scots.

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