The Latin Poems Commonly Attributed to Water Mapes (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A scholarly edition of The Latin Poems Commonly Attributed to Water Mapes, edited by Thomas Wright. It assembles medieval Latin verse and situates it within its historical context, with notes that help explain language, references, and manuscript connections.

This book presents the poems in a carefully chosen order, alongside editorial help that clarifies variant texts and provenance. It is a resource for readers who want to study the artistry, rhetoric, and cultural milieu of a long-vanished literary world.

• Original Latin poems drawn from manuscript sources


• Editorial notes, introductions, and commentary that illuminate language and allusion


• Discussion of text variants and manuscript lineage


• Historical context to enrich understanding of form and theme

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