hswarden Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 A popular curriculum asks my student to read 12 medieval lyric poems from the Norton Anthology of Western Literature which I do not have and will not buy. I am astonished that I cannot find ONE of these assigned poems on the internet. I am thinking that poems over 900 years old are probably in the public domain, but I have spent this afternoon trying to find them to no avail. For example, "Summer" by Judah (sp varies) Halevi, "Spring Song" by William IX, "The Art of Love" by Arnaut Daniel, "Love and Nobility" and"An Encounter" by Guido Cavalcanti, "Sonnet" by Dante Alighieri (he only wrote one??), "Alone in Martyrdom" by Christine de Pizan, and "A Hymn to St. Maximinus" by Hildegard of Bingen. I am about to say, "Read any two poems by any two of these writers, and we will call it a day." But I wonder, am I just unlucky today? Does anyone else know where to find medieval poetry online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 http://www.shomreitorah.org/my-heart-is-in-the-east-but-i-i-am-at-the-edge-of-the-west/ this one is by Halevi. wow I agree with you. I think I'd just look for something by that person. http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/H/Hildegardvon/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryBuff Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Sorry I don't have time to search for you but here are a few links you may have luck with: http://www.gutenberg.org/ http://the-orb.net/ http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/links/generallitlinks.htm Some may be dead links. I suggest you try searching some British search engines, too. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The problem is that they are not written in English or probably any modern language which means that they are translated which throws them back into copyright coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 FYI you can get older editions of Norton anthologies for very cheap. Better World Books has several I've purchased for less than 7.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 did you look in the library too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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