Download or read book English Lyrics Before 1500 written by Theodore Silverstein and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together 144 examples of lyric poetry, notable in quality and representative of their times. Besides an introduction to the nature of the lyric, there are commentaries at the head of each poem, textual and explanatory footnotes, a general bibliography, and a comprehensive glossary keyed to the text.