An edition of Poems (1900)
The minor poems of John Lydgate
By John Lydgate
Publish Date
1911
Publisher
Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ltd., and by H. Frowde, Oxford University Press,H. Frowde, Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
84
Description:
John Lydgate's importance for the history of English literature is assured by his contribution to the literary culture of the fifteenth century. He maintained a Chaucerian ideal of style, applying poetic form to current events and diffusing literary and historical knowledge by means of his verse compilations. He was not so much a creator as a preserver, combining the functions of author, scribe and librarian.
subjects: Bibliography, English poetry, Nightingale, Poetry, Middle Ages
People: John Lydgate (1370?-1451?)
Times: 15th century