Ten bourdes
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Ten bourdes
（Middle English texts）
Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, c2013
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 245-249
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A bourde is an English comedic poem similar to a French fabliau but with a moralizing element and less of an emphasis on violence. In this fresh edition of ten Middle English bourdes, Melissa M. Furrow "aims to put funny (or would-be funny) Middle English poems under the eyes of a much broader readership" than the scholarly researchers she appealed to in her earlier edition of many of the same poems. This collection is specifically designed for students, and has contextualizing introductions, copious notes, glosses, and a glossary.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
General Introduction
Tales of White Magic
Introduction
The Tale of the Basin
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
Jack and His Stepdame
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
Fiends and Risen Corpses
Introduction
The Lady Prioress
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
Dane Hew, Munk of Leicestre
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
The Freiris of Berwik
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
Arthurian Bourdes
Introduction
Sir Corneus
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
The Boy and the Mantle
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
Kings and Commoners
Introduction
King Edward and the Shepherd
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
John the Reeve
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
The King and the Hermit
Introduction, Text, Explanatory Notes, Textual Notes
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