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The Owl And The Nightingale: An Early English Poem Attributed To Nicholas De Guildford, With Some Shorter Poems

The Owl And The Nightingale: An Early English Poem Attributed To Nicholas De Guildford, With Some Shorter Poems

De Guildford, Nicholas
Wright, Thomas

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Medieval & Renaissance HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 116361095X
ISBN13: 9781163610954
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Owl and the Nightingale is an early English poem that is attributed to Nicholas de Guildford. The book contains this poem along with some shorter poems by the same author. The poem tells the story of a debate between an owl and a nightingale, each defending their own way of life. The owl argues for a life of wisdom and solitude while the nightingale argues for a life of love and joy. The debate is filled with humor and satire, and the poem provides a glimpse into the medieval mindset. The shorter poems in the book also reflect the medieval style of writing, with themes of love, nature, and morality. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in early English poetry and medieval literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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