Lyric Tactics: Poetry, Genre, and Practice in Later Medieval England by Ingrid Nelson (review)

By demonstrating a method of reading these poems through the new paradigm of a tactical lens, Nelson successfully adapts modern cultural transmission theories that question the older paradigm, for example, of assessing literary value in terms of originality. An Oxford friar, Herebert collected not o...

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Published in:Arthuriana (Dallas, Tex.) Tex.), 2018-07, Vol.28 (2), p.118-119
Main Author: Harding, Carol E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural transmission
Genre
Hymns
Literary translation
Poetry
Religious music
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Summary:By demonstrating a method of reading these poems through the new paradigm of a tactical lens, Nelson successfully adapts modern cultural transmission theories that question the older paradigm, for example, of assessing literary value in terms of originality. An Oxford friar, Herebert collected not only lyrics but also miracle stories and sermons into his work; Nelson focuses attention on Herebert's translation of some French hymns and the presentation of these hymns in contrast to that of other texts in the manuscript. While Nelson's book does not directly address the Arthurian corpus, it could prove useful for scholars interested in the interplay between lyric practices and other genres and how that engagement might elucidate how poems or lyrical passages within narratives can contribute meaning in relation to other generic and cultural contexts.
ISSN:1078-6279
1934-1539
1934-1539
DOI:10.1353/art.2018.0020