THOMAS WRIGHT'S POLITICAL SONGS OF ENGLAND From the Reign of John to that of Edward II

WRIGHT Thomas, COSS Peter [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0521555876 / ISBN 13: 9780521555876

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996. 9780521555876, 1996

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8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (top and bottom edges very lightly marked - otherwise VG). Pp. lxxviii + 408 (previous owner's pencil inscription on front endpaper).

Seller Inventory # 199329

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THOMAS WRIGHT'S POLITICAL SONGS OF ENGLAND From the Reign of John to that of Edward II
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 9780521555876
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521555876
• ISBN 13: 9780521555876
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medieval History

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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 new and wide-ranging introduction by Peter Coss offers observations on authorship, audience, the means of dissemination and on the use of the languages involved. Professor Coss examines each item in its full context, making these fascinating verses accessible to the modern reader.

From the Back Cover

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 new and wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss offers observation 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.