Moral Love Songs and Laments

In this volume, Fein presents highly emotional Middle English lyrics to a new audience of students and teachers of the Middle Ages. These Middle English poems, drawn widely from two hundred years of literary tradition, lead readers in devotion to God by invoking an emotional response to God's love. In this meditative tradition, readers would be brought closer to intellectually understanding God through their affective responses. With its copious footnotes, introductions, and glosses, this volume is ideal for classes on medieval spirituality and English lyrical poetry alike.



Susanna Fein is Professor of English and Coordinator of the A&S Minor in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (AMRS). She has served terms as English Department Chair, Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, and Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Literature.



Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations List of Plates Thomas of Hales, Love Rune Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes In a Valley of This Restless Mind Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes The Dispute Between Mary and the Cross Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes The Four Leaves of the Truelove Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes The Bird with Four Feathers Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes Pety Job Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes The Sinner's Lament Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes Glossary