John Lydgate's Fall of Princes Narrative Tragedy in Its Literary and Political Contexts |
|
| Author:
| Mortimer, Nigel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-927501-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $310.00AUD $389.00 |
Book Description:
|
The Fall of Princes is a collection of nearly 500 tragic narratives, and is the masterwork of John Lydgate, the most admired English poet of the fifteenth century. Previous discussions of the poem have been cursory; Mortimer here examines in detail Lydgate's manipulations of his source materials, the poet's relationship to his political context, and his importance in the evolution of tragic writing in England.
The Fall of Princes is a collection of nearly 500 tragic narratives, and is the masterwork of John Lydgate, the most admired English poet of the fifteenth century. Previous discussions of the poem have been cursory; Mortimer here examines in detail Lydgate's manipulations of his source materials, the poet's relationship to his political context, and his importance in the evolution of tragic writing in England.