John Lydgate, Troy Book: Selections

By (author) John Lydgate Edited by Robert R. Edwards

Book cover: John Lydgate, Troy Book: Selections

Extent: 440 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Literary Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 1998)

ISBN: 9781879288997

7.01 x 10 inches

Price: $39.95

In stock

PDF (Published)

(March 1998)

ISBN: 9781580443982

Price: $32.00

One of the most ambitious attempts in medieval vernacular poetry to recount the story of the Trojan war. John Lydgate, monk of the great Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, began composing the poem in October 1412 on commission from Henry, Prince of Wales, later King Henry V and he completed it in 1420.


To introduce John Lydgate’s landmark poem the Troy Book to students and non-specialist readers, the editor has selected the essential passages from the poem and bridges any gaps with textual summaries. Also included are an introduction, gloss, notes, and a glossary. John Lydgate, a monk of the great Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, began composing the poem, an ambitious attempt at recounting the Trojan War in Middle English, in October 1412 on commission from Henry, Prince of Wales (later King Henry V), and completed it in 1420. The poem is an interesting study for those interested in medieval approaches to classical sources, as well as for its often contradictory and complicated take on contemporary chivalry.

Preface Introduction Select Bibliography Troy Book Prologue Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Envoy Notes Glossary, Preface
Introduction
Select Bibliography

Troy Book
Prologue
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Envoy

Notes
Glossary
  • By (author) John Lydgate
  • Edited by Robert R. Edwards