Make We Merry More and Less
An Anthology of Medieval English Popular Literature
Conceived as a companion volume to the well-received Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature(2015), Make We Merry More and Less is a comprehensive anthology of popular medieval literature from the twelfth century onwards. Uniquely, the book is divided by genre, allowing readers to make connections between texts usually presented individually.
This anthology offers a fruitful exploration of the boundary between literary and popular culture, and showcases an impressive brea...
Éditeur : Open Book Publishers
Lieu d’édition : Cambridge
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 30 avril 2020
ISBN numérique : 978-1-78374-712-2
Collection : OBP collection
Année d’édition : 2019
ISBN (Édition imprimée) : 978-1-78374-710-8
Nombre de pages : xx-396
Chapter 1
Voices from the PastChapter 2
BalladsChapter 3
RomancesChapter 4
Tales and LegendsChapter 5
Merry TalesChapter 6
Animal TalesChapter 7
Proverbs and RiddlesChapter 8
SatireChapter 9
SongsChapter 10
DramaConceived as a companion volume to the well-received Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature(2015), Make We Merry More and Less is a comprehensive anthology of popular medieval literature from the twelfth century onwards. Uniquely, the book is divided by genre, allowing readers to make connections between texts usually presented individually.
This anthology offers a fruitful exploration of the boundary between literary and popular culture, and showcases an impressive breadth of literature, including songs, drama, and ballads. Familiar texts such as the visions of Margery Kempe and the Paston family letters are featured alongside lesser-known works, often oral. This striking diversity extends to the language: the anthology includes Scottish literature and original translations of Latin and French texts.
The illuminating introduction offers essential information that will enhance the reader’s enjoyment of the chosen texts. Each of the chapters is accompanied by a clear summary explaining the particular delights of the literature selected and the rationale behind the choices made. An invaluable resource to gain an in-depth understanding of the culture of the period, this is essential reading for any student or scholar of medieval English literature, and for anyone interested in folklore or popular material of the time.
Jane Bliss (dir.)
Jane Bliss is an independent medieval scholar, freelance writer, and occasional teacher. Recent publications include Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance (2008), Cher Alme: Texts of Anglo-Norman Piety (with Tony Hunt and Henrietta Leyser, 2010), La Vie d’Edouard le Confesseur by a Nun of Barking Abbey (2015) and An Anglo-Norman Reader (2018). She currently runs an Anglo-Norman Reading Group in Oxford, and corresponds widely with colleagues on many aspects of medieval studies.
Douglas Gray (dir.)
Douglas Gray was the first J. R. R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford until his retirement in 1997; during this time he was also a professorial fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. He died in December 2017. Gray published extensively during his lifetime, his invaluable contributions to medieval studies include A Selection of Religious Lyrics (1975); Middle English Literature (1986); The Oxford Book of Late Medieval Verse and Prose (1988); Later Medieval English Literature (2008); Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature (2015).

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