Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century (Paperback)

A volume uniform with the two previously published, English Lyrics of the XIIIth Century and Religion Lyrics of the XIVth Century. In covering the field of the fifteenth century the editor has been able to select from a wide range of unpublished literature. The anthology reveals the strength of religious lyrical poetry in a generally neglected period. Contents Include: Dialogues between the Blessed Virgin and Child - Marian Laments - Songs and Prayers to the Blessed Virgin - Hymns to the Trinity - Hymns to the God, the Father, Creator - Hymns and Prayers to Christ - Songs of the Annunciation - Songs of the Nativity - Songs for the Epiphany - Hymns and Songs of the Passion - Appeals to the Man from the Cross - Complaints of Christ - Easter Songs - Songs of the Eucharist - The Mysteries of the Faith - Occasional Prayers and Songs - Prayers to the Guardian Angel - Two Prayers by Lydgate Against the Pestilence - Songs of Penitence - Songs of Old Age - Songs of Mortality - Songs Against Fortune - Songs of the Decadence of Virtue - Songs Against Vices - Proverbs and Moral Sentences