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Best medieval poetry books according to redditors

We found 9 Reddit comments discussing the best medieval poetry books. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

Top Reddit comments about Medieval Poetry:

u/PM_ME_NEVREANS · 15 pointsr/furry_irl

here

u/oceanbluesky · 4 pointsr/iran

> homosexuality was considered so offensive and obscene

lol, you are imposing your own expectations for an Islamic culture on a very different time period, but yes, it is fair to say that unless Hafez stated bluntly his interest in fucking young boys then it is still mere speculation that he did...his contemporaries did though, and they wrote about it, like Obayd-e Zakani. This is not to besmirch them or make light of pedophilia using blunt straightforward language, just being clear

you may find this book interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Faces-Love-Shiraz-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107283/

u/_porphyrios · 4 pointsr/latin

The Dumbarton Oaks edition is complete in two volumes (1, 2).

u/cavestudies · 3 pointsr/whatsthatbook

If it's not Pinsky's, it could be Sinclair, which also had commentary after each canto. Was it bilingual? If it's not one of these two, that'll probably be your best way of narrowing down your search. Here's what Sinclair looks like (at least, that one I have).
Edit: and here's pinsky

u/ILoveCresps · 3 pointsr/AskLiteraryStudies

I had this version once upon a time, and I found it really useful. On the left page is the original Italian, and the right a translation that mostly prioritizes the 'meaning' or the jokes or such. I really think it's a fantastic version, and wish I still had my copy.

I think this copy would be a good one if you're looking at translation specifically, and you could turn to some sources about translation that others have mentioned here.

u/erissays · 1 pointr/Fantasy

For a more 'Medieval Literature' folklore focus:

Broadview Anthology of Medieval Literature
Beowulf, translation by Seamus Heaney
L'Morte De Arthur, Sir Thomas Mallory
Idylls of the King, Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Gawain Poet (including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
Edmund Spenser's Poetry, including The Faerie Queen
Marie De France's Poetry
The Canterbury Tales

If you'd like actual fiction/novel recommendations, I'm happy to give those as well! Just say the word.

u/andro1ds · 1 pointr/MedievalHistory

Best medieval poetry books according to redditors

1. The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation, Bilingual Edition

2. Edda (Illustrated)

3. Reynard the Fox: A New Translation

4. Carmina Burana, Volume II (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

5. Carmina Burana, Volume I (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

6. Marie de France: Poetry (First Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

7. Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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