Ten Bourdes

Author	: Melissa M Furrow
Publisher	: Medieval Institute Publications
Total Pages	: 290
Release	: 2013-05-01
ISBN-10	: 9781580444583
ISBN-13	: 158044458X
Rating	: 4/5 (83 Downloads)

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Download or read book Ten Bourdes written by Melissa M Furrow and published by Medieval Institute Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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