Early English poetry, ballads, and popular literature of the Middle Ages ;

Percy Society

Description

A siampea oeiowDUt on last oaieThis book IS DEC 2 1924 ml ENGLISH POETRY,EARLY BALLADS, LlTEKATUPxEAND POPULAR MIDDLE AGES.OF THE MANUSCRIPTSEDITED FROM ORIGINAL AND SCARCje ^U:3LJCATI0NS. ;' -] » 1 / VOL. XII. LONDON. SOflK'lVIMUNIKI) FOR I III; IM;U(\ BV 1. RICHARDS ST MARTiys LANE. .U.ULCC.XI.IV. PR W \ V. \% CONTENTS OF VOL. Xll. THE FOX, FROM CAXTOn's EDITION.REVNAUD 111 W. J. rUOMS, I »Q. >.n.A.K1>1I£U Till-: HISTORY IJKVNAIM) riii: lOX, THE HISTORY llEYNARD THE FOX, FROM THE EUITION I'UINTEU HY CAXTON IN 1481. WITH NOTES, AND AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE ROiLVNCE, WILLIAM TII0M8,J. ESQ., F.S.A. HaCRETAkt ur TUK lAMDKX A.>U CLrllC SOCIITIIS. LONDON. REl'lliNlEl) iOR TUK I'KKCV SOCIETY, IIV 1 ICK IIAl;i)S, llH), ST. AIMIN-.S I ANK.M .M.l)t»( .XI.I\ . i.onhon: iiiriiAUDs, 10fthat I many found in tho fbllo\vin clear As in a mirror doth sound sense appear For in its rhymes a wit which all must prize, Like u rich treasure, half lies."*concealed Coming nearer to uur own times, we find the ac- eonijdished and tasteful Herder recommending it to Goethe, as an old German epic, as fine in its way as the IliadhicW; and Goethe, after having perusedonce it, not only confirming Herder's opinion, but seeking to secure for it additional favour in the eyes of his countrymen, aufl allof lovers of poetry and hnniour, by telling the tale anew in his own stately, melo-yet dious verse, and with his peculiar grace and wit.

Sujets

• English literature
• Early modern period
• English poetry

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

Asiampea oeiowDUt on last oaieThis book IS
DEC 2 1924 mlENGLISH POETRY,EARLY
BALLADS,
LlTEKATUPxEAND POPULAR
MIDDLE AGES.OF THE
MANUSCRIPTSEDITED FROM ORIGINAL
AND SCARCje ^U:3LJCATI0NS.
;'
-] » 1 /
VOL. XII.
LONDON.
SOflK'lVIMUNIKI) FOR I III; IM;U(\
BV 1. RICHARDS ST MARTiys LANE.
.U.ULCC.XI.IV.PR W \
V. \%
CONTENTS OF VOL. Xll.
THE FOX, FROM CAXTOn's EDITION.REVNAUD
111 W. J. rUOMS, I »Q. >.n.A.K1>1I£U