{"product_id":"thomas-wrights-political-songs-of-england-from-the-reign-of-john-to-that-of-edward-ii-hardback-9780521554664","title":"Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England; From the Reign of John to that of Edward II (Hardback) 9780521554664","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThomas Wright's Political Songs of England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Reign of John to that of Edward II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England, with a wide-ranging introduction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Wright (Author), Peter Coss (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521554664, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 April 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e490 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the reissuance of Wright's Political Songs should cause medievalists to look again at their categories of analysis-an always useful outcome.\"   Albion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so-called 'political songs' are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses to contemporary events. A wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss offers observations on authorship, audience, the means of dissemination and the use of the languages involved. The reader is brought up to date on the critical study of the poems and on their significance and potentiality for the modern historian and literary scholar. Professor Coss corrects Wright's dating where necessary and puts each item into its full contemporary context, making these fascinating verses accessible to the modern reader.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction to the 1996 edition\u003cbr\u003e Thomas Wright's preface to the 1839 edition\u003cbr\u003e Reign of King John: Song of the Siege of Thouars (French)\u003cbr\u003e Sirvente on King John (Provençal)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Bishops (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Times (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Reign of Henry III: The Taking of Lincoln (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Corruptions of the Time (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Sirvente against King Henry (Provençal)\u003cbr\u003e Another Sirvente (Provençal)\u003cbr\u003e The Song of the Church (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Song against the Bishops (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Times (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song upon the Tailors (Latin and Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Song of the Welsh (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song of the Barons (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Song of the Peace with England (French)\u003cbr\u003e Song against the King of Almaigne (English)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Lewes (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song upon the Divisions among the Barons (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Lament of Simon de Montfort (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Reign of Edward I: Praise of Young Edward (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Times (Latin, with an Anglo-Norman version)\u003cbr\u003e The Order of Fair-Ease (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Song of the Husbandman (English)\u003cbr\u003e Against the Pride of the Ladies (English)\u003cbr\u003e Satire on the Consistory Courts (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Scottish Wars (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e On the Deposition of Baliol (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song against the King's Taxes (Anglo-Norman and Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Flemish Insurrection (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Times (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song against the Scholastic Studies (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Song of 'Nego' (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Execution of Sir Simon Fraser (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Venality of the Judges (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e The Outlaw's Song of Trailebaston (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Song against the Retinues of the Great People (English)\u003cbr\u003e Reign of Edward II\u003cbr\u003e Lament on the Death of Edward I (Anglo-Norman)\u003cbr\u003e Elegy on the Death of Edward I (English)\u003cbr\u003e Song on the Times (Anglo-Norman, Latin and English)\u003cbr\u003e On the King's Breaking his Confirmation of Magna Carta (Anglo-Norman and English)\u003cbr\u003e Two Songs on the Death of Peter de Gaveston (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Bannockburn (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Office of St Thomas of Lancaster (Latin)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Extracts from Peter Langtoft's Chronicle (Anglo-Norman and English) i. Edward I's War with Scotland ii. The Trailebastons, and the Execution of Wallace\u003cbr\u003e Poem on the Evil Time of Edward II (English)\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913296437528,"sku":"9780521554664","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521554664_458f84fe-9901-4505-b9e9-aee6ae4c0617.gif?v=1691369603","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thomas-wrights-political-songs-of-england-from-the-reign-of-john-to-that-of-edward-ii-hardback-9780521554664","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}