The Medieval Lyric

This highly acclaimed introduction to the medieval lyric during the period 850-1300 is now reissued in a third edition, which includes a new preface and substantial new bibliographical indications. After an introductory discussion of the performers and performance of lyrics in the middle ages, each chapter analyses one of the major lyrical genres and centres on close critical discussion of outstanding lyrics, with generous quotation of texts and translations. While the rise of religious lyric and the transformations of love-lyric receive the fullest treatment, there are also chapters on women's songs, on the alba, on dance-songs, and on `lyrics of realism'.

CONTENIDO

-Preface 1995
-Preface
I. Introduction: Performers and performance
. 1. The performer's travels
. 2. The performer's and composer's social status
. 3. The mode of performance
. 4. The performer's repertoire
II. The rise of religious lyric
. 1. Beginnings
. 2. The early sequence
. 3. The eleventh century
. 4. Twelfth-century France
. 5. Italy and the Franciscans
. 6. Early English lyrics
. 7. Spain and Portugal
. 8. Germany and the Low Countries
III. Cantigas de amigo
IV. Transformations of medieval love-lyrics
. 1. Guillaume and Kürenberc
. 2. Troubadours and trouvères
. 3. Minnesang
. 4. A Latin lyric
. 5. English and Galician love-songs
. 6. From the Sicilians to Dante
V. The Alba
VI. Dance-songs
VII. Lyrics of realism
-Postcript 1977
-Melodies
-Select Bibliography
-Bibliographic Supplement 1966-77
-References to work cited
-Index