One Hundred Middle English Lyrics
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ISBN: 0252063791 / Publisher: University of Illinois Press, May 1994
Stevick's classic work remains the only text of its...
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<div> Stevick's classic work remains the only text of its kind aimed at fostering<br> the linguistic competence necessary to understand its poems in Middle<br> English. The wide range of lyric poems in the book are normalized to a<br> Chaucerian dialect. The introduction has been revised to take into account<br> the scholarship and criticism published since the first edition appeared<br> in 1964. It gives the background for the poetry, explains how and why<br> the texts are normalized, and reviews significant critical scholarly studies<br> of the works. Included is a section on morphology and grammar that introduces<br> students to the language of the lyrics, and a section on the evolving<br> meter of Middle English.<br> "A fine piece of work. . . . Learned, wide-ranging, and judicious."<br> -- <b>John B. Friedman</b>, author of <i>The Monstrous Races in Medieval </i><br><i> Art and Thought</i><br> "An impressive collection. Stevick's decision to normalize the texts<br> makes it highly accessible."<br> -- <b>Ralph Hanna III</b>, University of California, Riverside<br> </div>
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