John Lydgate

Lydgate's Troy Book. A.D. 1412-20

Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

Lydgate's Reson and Sensuallyte

Lydgate's Fall of Princes

Lydgate's Fall of Princes: Books VI-IX. Greneacre's Envoy on Bochas. The Daunce of Machabree

On Christmas Eve 1433, the young King Henry VI arrived at the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, one of the largest religious foundations in fifteenth-century England. He remained there until Easter and at the end of his stay was admitted to the abbey's confraternity. To cement the abbey's relationship with the king, abbot William Curteys conceived the idea of commemorating Henry's visit with a "life" of the Anglo-Saxon king, St Edmund, the patron saint of the abbey. The man charged with the task of translating the "life" of St Edmund was John Lydgate, a monk at the abbey and the pre-eminent poet of the fifteenth century. It is hard to overstate the importance of the resulting manuscript, both as a monument to the development of the English language, and for its illustrations - 120 images, forming narrative sequences integrated to form a coherent visual parallel to the text and with a careful fidelity to detail. The completed manuscript that was presented to the young king remained in his library until after his deposition, and although it left royal hands for a time, it reappears in the inventories of the library of Henry VIII. It was acquired by The British Library in 1742. In both the number and quality of its illustrations and in the degree of integration, The Life of St Edmund, King and Martyr is unsurpassed.

John Lydgate's Illustrated Verse Life Presented to Henry VI : a Facsimile of British Library MS Harley 2278

The Life of St Edmund, King & Martyr

The Minor Poems of John Lydgate

Giovanni Boccaccio

Lydgate's Fall of Princes: Books VI-IX. Greneacre's Envoy on Bochas. The daunce of Machabree

Lydgate's Troy Book. A.D. 1412-20: Introductory note. The prologue. Book I-II

Josef Schick

This classic work of medieval literature tells the story of a knight who falls in love with a lady, only to be rebuffed. The knight then embarks on a quest to find the temple of glas, where he hopes to win the lady's favor. Along the way, he encounters a series of challenges and learns important lessons about love and perseverance. With its rich language and timeless themes, Lydgate's Temple of Glas is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Lydgate's Temple of Glas

Complaint of the Black Knight

Complaint of the black knight

The Two Nightingale Poems. (A.D. 1446.)

Lydgate's Minor Poems

Emil Otto Johannes Krausser

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Lydgate's Complaint of the Black Knight

John Lydgate

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