| Carmina Burana: Thirty Poems Contributor(s): Walsh, P. G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0704905256 ISBN-13: 9780704905252 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 874.030 |
| LCCN: 76371990 |
| Series: Reading University Medieval and Renaissance Latin Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.6" W x 9.1" (0.44 lbs) 142 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presented in their original medieval Latin and with commentary and notes in English, this is a translation of thirty poems from Carmina Burana. The Carmina Burana is a collection of poems, songs and sung religious drama from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Often described as the work of wandering scholars, it actually contains many pieces by famous clerics of the period. The verses are lively, uninhibited celebrations of the joys of wine, women and gambling, but there are also serious poems on the pains of love and the moral corruption of the Church. |