Rhyme and the construction of love in English lyric 1300-1579 Amanda Holton

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holton, Amanda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.

English poetry.

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Love poetry, English--History and criticism.

Love poetry, English.

Lyric poetry--History and criticism.

Lyric poetry.

English poetry--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press USA, 2026.

Oxford Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

This text, underpinned by a database, demonstrates that rhyme is not a superficial decorative feature but rather a powerful force which fundamentally determines subject-matter. It focuses on the relationship between rhyme and ideas about love in courtly lyrics between 1300 and 1579

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of abbreviations

Permissions

Note on referencing

Introduction

1 Pain

2 Woe

3 Heart

4 Fix and Flex

Afterword

Appendix A: List of poems in corpus

Appendix B: Additional information about authors and collections

Appendix C: Diagrams of rhyme-groups for 'pain', 'woe', and 'heart'

Works cited

Index of rhyme-words

Index of poems

General index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780191976179

0191976172

9780192873668

0192873660

9780192873651

0192873652

OCLC:

1574215415

Publisher Number:

CIPO000354800

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license