This book contains a collection of political verses, venality
satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First
edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so called 'political songs'
are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The
collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses
to contemporary events. A new and wide-ranging introduction from
Peter Coss offers observation on authorship, audience, the means of
dissemination and the use of the languages involved. The reader is
brought up to date on the critical study of the poems and on their
significance and potentiality for the modern historian and literary
scholar. Professor Coss corrects Wright's dating where necessary
and puts each item into its full contemporary context, making these
fascinating verses accessible to the modern reader.
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