Love Lyrics from the Carmina Burana
A superb volume, fully worthy of these famous but often misunderstood poems. P. G. Walsh's unmatched erudition in Latin literature furnishes lucid grammatical explanations, incisive analysis of goliardic literary values and technique, and illuminating references to ancient and medieval parallels. His prose translations make the poems accessible also to those with little or no Latin.\ Janet M. Martin, Princeton University
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A superb volume, fully worthy of these famous but often misunderstood poems. P. G. Walsh's unmatched erudition in Latin literature furnishes lucid grammatical explanations, incisive analysis of goliardic literary values and technique, and illuminating references to ancient and medieval parallels. His prose translations make the poems accessible also to those with little or no Latin.Janet M. Martin, Princeton UniversityLibrary JournalWhile most people are familiar with the erotic lyrics from the Carmina Burana through the music of Carl Orff, few have had ready access to the original poems collected in the Codex Buranus. This edition presents about half of the erotic poems in a carefully annotated collection, which includes the Latin text, detailed notes and vocabulary, and literal prose translations. It also includes a valuable introductory essay, discussing the history of the text and its cultural and literary context, as well as a bibliography. Walsh (humanity studies, Univ. of Glasgow) has rendered a valuable service both to the student of medieval Latin and literature and the interested general reader.-- T.L. Cooksey, Armstrong State Coll., Savannah, Ga.
PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionLove Lyrics from the Carmina Burana1Bibliography203Index of First Lines209Index of Authors and Passages211General Index215
\ From the PublisherWalsh's book should be . . . of considerable value in general to medievalists, comparatists, and those in related disciplines.\ New England Classical Newsletter and Journal\ Any reader interested in medieval lyric will find this volume a clear and useful approach to intrinsically interesting texts.\ Renaissance Quarterly\ The most scholarly and most helpful presentation of a group of these captivating lyrics that has yet appeared in English.\ Peter Dronke, University of Cambridge\ A superb volume, fully worthy of these famous but often misunderstood poems.\ Janet M. Martin, Princeton University\ \ \ \ \ \ Library JournalWhile most people are familiar with the erotic lyrics from the Carmina Burana through the music of Carl Orff, few have had ready access to the original poems collected in the Codex Buranus. This edition presents about half of the erotic poems in a carefully annotated collection, which includes the Latin text, detailed notes and vocabulary, and literal prose translations. It also includes a valuable introductory essay, discussing the history of the text and its cultural and literary context, as well as a bibliography. Walsh (humanity studies, Univ. of Glasgow) has rendered a valuable service both to the student of medieval Latin and literature and the interested general reader.-- T.L. Cooksey, Armstrong State Coll., Savannah, Ga.\ \ \ BooknewsFrom the finest surviving collection of medieval Latin verse, 60 love lyrics from the 12th century are presented in the original, followed by prose translations with explanations of the linguistic and poetic elements the translations do not convey. Includes textual notes and commentary. Indexed by first line and author. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95 Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \