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The Goliard Poets: Medieval Latin Songs and Satires

George Frisbie Whicher

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Description:From back cover:"These mocking, irreverent verses, written in Latin by the vagabond scholars of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, furnish a wittily vineous commentary on the social and moral climate of medieval Europe. Whether (the scholars are not certain) Golias was the biblical giant GOliath or a personification of the sin of gluttony (Gula) matters little: these rollicking ballads which students still sing in the beer-cellars are a joy for all time. Recently they have achieved new fame and popularity through the composer Carl Orff's use of them in his cantata "'Carmina Burana.'"Latin text alongside George F. Whicher's English translations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Goliard Poets: Medieval Latin Songs and Satires. To get started finding The Goliard Poets: Medieval Latin Songs and Satires, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 313

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Publisher: New Directions

Release: 1965

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Description: From back cover:"These mocking, irreverent verses, written in Latin by the vagabond scholars of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, furnish a wittily vineous commentary on the social and moral climate of medieval Europe. Whether (the scholars are not certain) Golias was the biblical giant GOliath or a personification of the sin of gluttony (Gula) matters little: these rollicking ballads which students still sing in the beer-cellars are a joy for all time. Recently they have achieved new fame and popularity through the composer Carl Orff's use of them in his cantata "'Carmina Burana.'"Latin text alongside George F. Whicher's English translations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Goliard Poets: Medieval Latin Songs and Satires. To get started finding The Goliard Poets: Medieval Latin Songs and Satires, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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