Troy Book : Selections

John Lydgate

ISBN 10: 1879288990 / ISBN 13: 9781879288997

Verlag: Medieval Institute Publications Mär 1998, 1998

Neuware - One of the most ambitious attempts in medieval vernacular poetry to recount the story of the Trojan war. John Lydgate, monk of the great Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, began composing the poem in October 1412 on commission from Henry, Prince of Wales, later King Henry V and he completed it in 1420. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781879288997

Inhaltsangabe:

To introduce John Lydgate's landmark poem the Troy Book to students and non-specialist readers, the editor has selected the essential passages from the poem and bridges any gaps with textual summaries. Also included are an introduction, gloss, notes, and a glossary. John Lydgate, a monk of the great Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, began composing the poem, an ambitious attempt at recounting the Trojan War in Middle English, in October 1412 on commission from Henry, Prince of Wales (later King Henry V), and completed it in 1420. The poem is an interesting study for those interested in medieval approaches to classical sources, as well as for its often contradictory and complicated take on contemporary chivalry.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Robert R. Edwards is Professor of English and comparative literature at Penn State. He specializes in medieval literature, with particular interests in Chaucer, continental and Latin literary relations, and authorship in trilingual England.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Troy Book : Selections
Verlag: Medieval Institute Publications Mär 1998
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu