The English Religious Lyric in the Middle Ages

allegory Ancrene Wisse Anglo-Norman B.M. Add Blessed Virgin Body and Soul Brown xiv carols Christ Christ-Child complaint Cross Crucifixion dead death lyric described devotion dialogue didactic doctrine earlier early emotional emphasis English lyric exemplum expressed fifteenth century fourteenth century French Grimestone's preaching-book Harley herte Ibid iconographic Ihesu imago pietatis Improperia instance John of Grimestone's kind lady Last Judgement later Latin lines literary literature liturgical London lufe Lydgate Lydgate's M. R. James manuscripts Mary medieval lyric Meditationes meditative Middle Ages Middle English mystery plays narrative Nativity paradox passage Passion lyric Pietà poem poet poetic poetry popular praise prayer printed prose quod reference refrain religious lyric Richard Rolle Rolle scene secular sermon sone Song of Songs speaker stanza style sufferings swete theme tion tomb tone translation ubi sunt vernacular visual warning whilst Worcester Fragments wounds þat