Middle English Lyrics: Form, Focus, Function

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Julia Boffey

Organizer Affiliation

Queen Mary, Univ. of London

Presider Name

Julia Boffey

Paper Title 1

A New Look at the Early Middle English Hymns of Saint Godric

Presenter 1 Name

Christiania Whitehead

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Warwick

Paper Title 2

"Of wyne awey the moles may ye wash": Functions of Cleansing in Lydgate’s A Tretise for Lauandres

Presenter 2 Name

Hetta Howes

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Queen Mary, Univ. of London

Paper Title 3

Early Tudor Lyricism and the Dance of the Intellect among Words

Presenter 3 Name

Joel Grossman

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Queen Mary, Univ. of London

Paper Title 4

Respondent

Presenter 4 Name

Mary Flannery

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. de Lausanne

Start Date

16-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 159

Description

The papers in this session will explore a selection of Middle English religious and secular lyrics with a view to considering the range of critical approaches most appropriate to the contextualization and understanding of these short poems.

Julia Boffey