Romance, Vision & Satire

Romance, Vision & Satire

Jessie Laidlay Weston

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Editorial:
Hutson Street Press
Año de edición:
2025
ISBN:
9781023603065

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Romance, Vision & Satire: English Alliterative Poems of the Fourteenth Century, presents a fascinating collection of Middle English poems, offering a window into the literary landscape of the era. This anthology, edited by Jessie Laidlay Weston, features key works such as “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and selections reflecting the style of “Piers Plowman,” showcasing the vibrant alliterative verse tradition. The poems explore themes of courtly love, religious allegory, and social critique, providing insight into the cultural and intellectual concerns of the time. Weston’s compilation serves as an invaluable resource for students and scholars of medieval literature, highlighting the enduring artistic value and historical significance of these texts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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