Prophetic song : the Psalms as moral discourse in late Medieval England

Abstract

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface: "Beatus virres techyng" A Note on Psalm Texts and Middle English Quotations Acknowledgments PT. I. INTERPRETING THE PSALMS Ch. 1. David the "Maker" Ch. 2. Imitating David PT. II. PSALM DISCOURSE Ch. 3. David as a Model of Compunction Ch. 4. The Psalms as Models for Middle English Poetry PT. III. PSALM IDEOLOGY Ch. 5. Two Versions of Captivity: Lydgate, the Lollards, and Psalm Complaint Ch. 6. William Langland, Radical Psalmist Afterword Appendix A. "The Direccioun of a Mannys Lyfe" Appendix B. "The Remnant of My Thoughts" Notes Bibliography Index