English Medieval Religious Lyrics

The choice of texts is admirable... providing a representative sampling of all the major genres of religious lyric. Modern Language Review

• The Crucifixion, from an English Missal of 1461: Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 227, f. 113v, FrontispieceINTRODUCTIONSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHYOTHER ABBREVIATIONSLIST OF MANUSCRIPTS AND LOCATIONSTEXTS; Numbers1-3. The Fall. The Promise of Redemption4-16. Annunciation and Nativity17-21. The Passion of Christ22-5. Mary at the Foot of the Cross26-30. Complaints of Christ31-6. The Memory of Christ's Passion37-40. The Triumph of Christ41-5. Christ's Love for Sinful Man46-9. Songs of Love-longing50-4. Prayers to Christ55-65. Prayers and Poems to the Virgin Mary66-70. Prayers to Saints and the Guardian Angel71-2. Mysteries of the Faith73-6. Christian Hope and Joy77-80. Penitence and the Christian Life81-90. The Frail Life of Man. The Last Things91-2. The Pilgrim's Final RestNOTESGLOSSARYLATIN WORDS AND PHRASES OCCURRING IN THE LYRICSINDEX OF FIRST LINES