Thomas Wright's Political songs of England

Description:

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.

subjects: Songs, english,  Great britain, politics and government,  Political ballads and songs,  Political poetry,  Great britain, politics and government, 1066-1485,  Great britain, politics and government, sources,  Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485, sources,  English poetry (collections), middle english, 1100-1500,  Latin poetry, medieval and modern,  Anglo-norman literature,  Politics and government,  Medieval and modern Latin poetry,  Texts,  English Political poetry,  Sources,  English poetry,  Anglo-Norman poetry,  History