Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Abbreviations xv
5. Introduction: Approaching Middle English Lyric 3
6. Presentation of the Texts 54
7. The Earliest Texts: Song and Meditation 56
8. Poems on Mortality 66
9. Personal Devotion 93
10. Marian Poems and Lullabies 118
11. Anonymous Snatches: The Rawlinson Lyrics 144
12. Popular Tradition and Humble Life 152
13. Festive Songs 166
14. Humour and Satire 183
15. Refined Love: The Man Speaks 199
16. Desire and Seduction: The Woman Speaks 233
17. The Love Debate 254
18. An Authored Collection: Charles d'Orléans 272
19. Scottish Poetry: Henryson and Dunbar 286
20. Textual and Explanatory Notes 309
21. Facsimile Editions and Digitized Manuscripts 371
22. Index of Manuscripts Cited 376
23. Works Cited 383
24. Index 409