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Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England
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Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England Hardcover - 1996

by Thomas Wright; Peter Coss (Editor)


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good years and corn have gone, he tells us, and the rye rots 'for wickede wederes by brok ant by brynke'.

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This book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so called 'political songs' are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses to contemporary events. A new and wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss offers observation on authorship, audience, the means of dissemination and the use of the languages involved. The reader is brought up to date on the critical study of the poems and on their significance and potentiality for the modern historian and literary scholar. Professor Coss corrects Wright's dating where necessary and puts each item into its full contemporary context, making these fascinating verses accessible to the modern reader.

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  • Title Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England
  • Author Thomas Wright; Peter Coss (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 490
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 1996-05-31
  • ISBN 9780521554664 / 0521554667
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.23 x 1.28 in (23.50 x 15.82 x 3.25 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects English poetry - Middle English, 1100-1500, Political ballads and songs - Great Britain
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95000490
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.144
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