Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum
| Author | : Rhiannon Purdie |
| Publisher | : Medieval Institute Publications |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2018-09-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781580444101 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1580444105 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (105 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum by : Rhiannon Purdie
Download or read book Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum written by Rhiannon Purdie and published by Medieval Institute Publications. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These six poems explore some of the courtly and chivalric themes that preoccupied late medieval Scottish society. The volume includes Sir David Lyndsay's Historie and Testament of Squyer Meldrum, as well as his Answer to the Kingis Flyting; and three anonymous fifteenth-century poems: Balletis of the Nine Nobles, Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland, and Talis of the Fyve Bestes.