Assembling the Lyric Self
| Author | : Olivia Holmes |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2000-01-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0816653011 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780816653010 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (010 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Assembling the Lyric Self by : Olivia Holmes
Download or read book Assembling the Lyric Self written by Olivia Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assembling the Lyric Self investigates the transition in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries from the first surviving Proven al and Italian manuscripts (mostly multiauthor lyric anthologies prepared by scribes) to the single-author codexOCothat is, to the form we now think of as the book of poems. Working from extensive archival and philological research, Olivia Holmes explores the efforts of individual poets to establish poetic authenticity and authority in the context of expanding vernacular literacy."
