Duncane Laideus Testament and other Comic Poems in Older Scots

First modern scholarly edition of a number of late medieval Scottish poems, in the comic tradition.

Sommario

Introductions to the Texts
Roule, Devyne poware of michtis maist
My gudame wes a gay wif
The Gyre Carling
Sym of Lyntoun, be the ramis horn
Lichtoun, Quha doutis dremis is bot phantasye?
Lord Fergus Gaist
God and Sanct Petir
Sir David Lyndsay, The Complaint of Bagsche
Alexander Cunningham, Ane Epistle direct fra the holy Armite of Allarit to his bretheren the Gray Freires
Duncane Laideus alias Makgregouris Testament
Off the Macgregouris armes
The Texts
Explanatory Notes to the Texts
Bibliography
Glossary

Info autore

Janet Hadley Williams

Riassunto

First modern scholarly edition of a number of late medieval Scottish poems, in the comic tradition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Janet Hadley Williams, Janet Hadley Williams
• Con la collaborazione di: Janet Hadley Williams (Editore), Janet Hadley Williams (Editore)
• Editore: Scottish Text Society
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781897976388
• ISBN: 978-1-897976-38-8
• Pagine: 278
• Dimensioni: 229 mm x 147 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 464 g
• Illustrazioni: 1 b/w illus.
• Serie: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series; Scottish Text Society Fifth; Scottish Text Society Fifth Series
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata