The Short Lyric Poems of Jean Froissart: Fixed Forms and the Expression of the Courtly Ideal

by Kristen Mossler Figg

Originally published in 1994, The Short Lyric Poems of Jean Froissart is a meticulous reading of the important but generally neglected short lyric poems of Jean Froissart. The book situates Froissart within the cultural and literary context of fourteenth-century Europe and examines a representative number of his lyric forms (pastourelles, chansons royales, ballades, virelais, and rondeaux) demonstrating their richness of theme...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367185768
• ISBN13: 9780367185763
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"