English Medieval Religious Lyrics

by Douglas Gray (Editor)

This volume provides a representative sample of the major genres of English medieval religious lyric. The arrangement of the texts are an important part of its value as an instrument of teaching and understanding, and the notes are extensive.

198 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1992

About the author

Prof Douglas Gray, FBA, was JRR Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language and Professorial Fellow at LMH from 1980 to 1997. Previously he was a Fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Prof Grey won the English Association's 2010 Beatrice White Prize. The prize is awarded for outstanding scholarly work in the field of English Literature before 1590, and Prof Gray was awarded his prize for his book Later Medieval English Literature.

Prof Gray was elected to an Honorary Fellowship in 1997.

Reviews

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely not reading these for the theology, but some of them are quite evocative and lovely.