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OverviewOriginally published in 1970, John Lydgate sets out to restore a sense of perspective to the work of Lydgate, not by attributing a spurious modernity as a precursor of the Renaissance, but by accepting the fact that he is fundamentally medieval. The book analyses Lydgate’s background in literary tradition and compares this with Chaucer’s work. The book looks at Lydgate as a professional craftsman and examines how his work adapted to the demands and occasions of his age. Without over-valuing the poetry, this approach makes it possible to discriminate with increased objectivity between the more and less worthwhile and to distinguish the unexpectedly large number of poems in which craftsman-like competence rises to rhetorical artistry of a high order. In accepting Lydgate as the epitome of his age, the book also provides a diagram of the medieval poetic mind in its basic form and suggests the usefulness of Lydgate as a source book for the understanding of medieval literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Derek PearsallPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 38 Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780367187781ISBN 10: 0367187787 Pages: 324 Publication Date: 10 July 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsGeneral Preface Author’s Note 1. John Lydgate: The Critical Approach 2. The Monastic Background 3. Chaucer and the Literary Background 4. The Courtly Poems 5. Troy and Thebes 6. Laureate Lydgate 7. Fables and Didactic Poems 8. The Fall of Princes 9. Lydgate’s Religious Poetry 10. Conclusion Select Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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