The Manuscripts of English Courtly Love Lyrics in the Fifteenth Century

Author / Editor
Boffey, Julia.

Title
The Manuscripts of English Courtly Love Lyrics in the Fifteenth Century

Published
Derek Pearsall, ed. Manuscripts and Readers in Fifteenth-Century England: The Literary Implications of Manuscript Study (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1983), pp. 3-14.

Description
Investigates the "manuscript context" of courtly love lyrics, identifying their incidence and the implications of their groupings and solo occurrences. Recurrent mention of Chaucer's lyrics, and discussion of manuscripts that include "clusters" of poems which seem to indicate interest in "connections with Chaucer."

Alternative Title
Manuscripts and Readers in Fifteenth-Century England: The Literary Implications of Manuscript Study

Chaucer Subjects
Lyrics and Short Poems
Manuscripts and Textual Studies