Product description Stevick's classic work remains the only text of its kind aimed at fostering the linguistic competence necessary to understand its poems in Middle English. The wide range of lyric poems in the book are normalized to a Chaucerian dialect. The introduction has been revised to take into account the scholarship and criticism published since the first edition appeared in 1964. It gives the background for the poetry, explains how and why the texts are normalized, and reviews significant critical scholarly studies of the works. Included is a section on morphology and grammar that introduces students to the language of the lyrics, and a section on the evolving meter of Middle English. "A fine piece of work. . . . Learned, wide-ranging, and judicious." -- John B. Friedman, author of The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought "An impressive collection. Stevick's decision to normalize the texts makes it highly accessible." -- Ralph Hanna III, University of California, Riverside Review A! Sone, Tak Hede To Me Whos Sone Thou Wast by Anonymous A,a,a,a %yet I Love Wher-so I Go by Anonymous Adam Lay I-bowndyn [or, I-bounden, Or, Y-bounden] by Anonymous Al Nyght By The Rose, Rose by Anonymous Al Worldly Welthe Passed Me Fro by Anonymous All Turns Into Yesterday by Anonymous Allas, Allas The While by Anonymous Allas, Departyng Is Ground Of Wo by Anonymous Alone, Allone, Allone, Allone, Allone by Anonymous As I Me Rod This Endre Day by Anonymous As In Thee Resteth My Joye And Confort by Anonymous Bitwene March And Aperil by Anonymous Blow, Northren Wynd by Anonymous Bon Jour, Bon Jour A Vous by Anonymous Bring Us In Good Ale by Anonymous Care Awey, Awey, Awey by Anonymous Care Awey, Awey, Awey by Anonymous Deo Gracias Anglia %redde Pro Victoria by Anonymous Erthe Took Of Erthe, Erthe Wyth Wogh by Anonymous Evermore, Wher-so-evere I Be by Anonymous Faire, Fresshest Erthly Creature by Anonymous Farewell This World by Anonymous For Wele Or Wo I Wyl Not Flee by Anonymous Fortune by Anonymous Foweles In The [pe] Frith by Anonymous Fressh Lusty Beautee Joyned Wyth Gentilesse by Anonymous Go Forth, Myn Herte, Wyth My Lady by Anonymous Go, Heart, Hurt With Adversity by Anonymous Go, Litel Bille, And Do Me Recomaunde by Anonymous God Be Lwyth Truthe Wher He Be by Anonymous Hey, Ey, Hey, Ey by Anonymous Hond By Hond We Shullen Us Take by Anonymous How Come Alle Ye That Ben I-broght by Anonymous How! Hey! It Is Non Lees by Anonymous I Am Of Irelond by Anonymous I Have A Yong Suster by Anonymous I May Wel Sike For Grevous Is My Peyne by Anonymous I Moot Go Walke The Wode So Wilde by Anonymous I Passed Thurgh A Gardyn Grene by Anonymous I Sing Of A Maiden [or, Syge Of A Mayden] by Anonymous In A Tabernacle Of A Tour by Anonymous In The Vale Of Abraham by Anonymous In The Vale Of Restless Mind by Anonymous In What Estat So Evere I Be by Anonymous The Kiss by Anonymous Knight, Knight, Clerk Wend To Death by Anonymous Litel Wot It Any Man by Anonymous Litel Wot It Any Man by Anonymous Lullay, Lullay, Litel Child, Child Rest Thee A Throwe by Anonymous Lullay, Lullay, Litel Child, Why Wepest Thou So Sore by Anonymous Lullay, Lullay, Lully, Lullay by Anonymous Maiden In The Mor by Anonymous Marie Moder, Wel Thee Be by Anonymous Mary Hath Born Allone by Anonymous My Cares Comen Evere Anewe by Anonymous 'myrie A Tyme I Telle In May by Anonymous Ne Hath My Soule But Fyr And Yse by Anonymous Now Is The Time Of Christmas by Anonymous Now Spryngeth The Spray by Anonymous Now Thise Foweles Syngen And Maken Her Blisse by Anonymous Now Wolde I Fayn Som Myrthes Make by Anonymous Nowel, El, El, El, El by Anonymous O Man Unkynde by Anonymous O Man Unkynde, Have In Mynde by Anonymous Of A Rose I Synge A Song by Anonymous Of Alle The Enemies That I Can Fynde by Anonymous Of Oon That Is So Faire And Bright by Anonymous On Hire Is Al My Lyf Ylong by Anonymous The Penitent Hopes In Mary by Anonymous Prayer For Forbearance by Anonymous Revert, Revert, Revert