Troy book : selections
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Troy book : selections
（Middle English texts）
Published for TEAMS in association with the University of Rochester by Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 1998
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Text in English and Middle English
Based on Guido's Historia destructionis Trojae
Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-25)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
To introduce John Lydgate's landmark poem the Troy Book to students and non-specialist readers, the editor has selected the essential passages from the poem and bridges any gaps with textual summaries. Also included are an introduction, gloss, notes, and a glossary. John Lydgate, a monk of the great Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, began composing the poem, an ambitious attempt at recounting the Trojan War in Middle English, in October 1412 on commission from Henry, Prince of Wales (later King Henry V), and completed it in 1420. The poem is an interesting study for those interested in medieval approaches to classical sources, as well as for its often contradictory and complicated take on contemporary chivalry.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Select Bibliography Troy Book Prologue Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Envoy Notes Glossary
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