The Short Lyric Poems of Jean Froissart (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)

Mossler Figg, Kristen

ISBN 10: 0367185768 / ISBN 13: 9780367185763

Published by Routledge, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Short Lyric Poems of Jean Froissart (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367185768
• ISBN 13: 9780367185763
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1994, The Short Lyric Poems of Jean Froissart is a meticulous reading of the important but generally neglected short lyric poems of Jean Froissart. The book situates Froissart within the cultural and literary context of fourteenth-century Europe and examines a representative number of his lyric forms (pastourelles, chansons royales, ballades, virelais, and rondeaux) demonstrating their richness of theme and poetic virtuosity. The book provides a readable and reliable English translation, making it possible for English scholars unfamiliar with the original Middle French forms to understand and appreciate the influence Froissart had on Chaucer and other authors of the age. The book focuses on themes, techniques, meters, and rhythms that Froissart employed in his poetry, on how his poetry fits poetic tradition, and on the place of Froissart in literary history.