Most I ryden by Rybbesdale
| Most I ryden by Rybbesdale | |
|---|---|
 Text contains Most I ryden by Rybbesdale, and the start of In a fryht as Y con fare fremede | |
| Written | late-13th or early-14th century |
| Language | Middle English |
"Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'), also titled "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale", is an anonymous late-13th or early-14th century Middle English lyric poem.[1] The text forms part of the collection known as the Harley Lyrics (MS. Harley 2253, f. 66v).[1]
Summary
[edit]In this secular lyric the which the speaker lists and describes the various parts of his lady (excepting one) in a literary blason.[1][2]
See also
[edit]- In a fryht as Y con fare fremede
- A wayle whyt ase whalles bon
- Lenten ys come with love to toune
- In May hit murgeth when hit dawes
- Geoffrey of Vinsauf
- Gwerful Mechain
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Fein, Susanna Greer, ed. (2014). "Art. 34, Most I ryden by Rybbesdale: Introduction". The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript. TEAMS Middle English Texts. Vol. 2 (online ed.). Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications.
- Millett, Bella, ed. (30 July 2003). "Mosti ryden by Rybbesdale: introduction". Wessex Parallel WebTexts.
Further reading
[edit]- Glasscoe, Marion (1986). "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale: Content and Context". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 87 (4): 555–57.
- Howell, Andrew J. (1980). "Reading the Harley Lyrics: A Master Poet and the Language of Conventions". English Literary History. 47 (4): 633. doi:10.2307/2872852.
- Miller, Robert P., ed. (1977). Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 66–8.