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These six poems explore some of the courtly and chivalric themes that preoccupied late medieval Scottish society. The volume includes Sir David Lyndsay's Historie and Testament of Squyer Meldrum, as well as his Answer to the Kingis Flyting; and three anonymous fifteenth-century poems: Balletis of the Nine Nobles, Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland, and Talis of the Fyve Bestes.

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Author:   Rhiannon Purdie ,  Emily Wingfield
Publisher:   Medieval Institute Publications
Imprint:   Medieval Institute Publications
Weight:   0.002kg
ISBN:  

9781580443425

ISBN 10:   1580443427
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

General Introduction The Balletis of the Nine Nobles  Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland The Talis of the Fyve Bestes Biography of Sir David Lyndsay Answer to the Kingis Flyting Introduction to the Squyer Meldrum Poems The Historie of Squyer Meldrum The Testament of Squyer Meldrum The Historie of Squyer Meldrum Notes The Testament of Squyer Meldrum Notes Appendix: Lawson and Haldane Family Trees Bibliography

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Rhiannon Purdie is a Reader in Medieval Literature at the University of St. Andrews. Emily Wingfield is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.

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