 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 páginas
...composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples we should rather define the Lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Serious is here opposed (not to pleasant) but to ludinmus, in order to distinguish the Lay from the... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 368 páginas
...composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples we should rather define the Lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Serious is here opposed (not to pleasant) but to ludicrous, in order to distinguish the Lay from the... | |
 | 1831 - 550 páginas
...pointed out in the works of the Trouveur, as Fabliaux, Lais, &c. Tyrwhitt defines the " Lay" to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Seriwts is here opposed (not to pleasant, but) 10 ludicrous, in order to distinguish the Lay from the... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1839 - 928 páginas
...explains — laxite, tajcativenett. Pro- ReLAY, *. Tyrw. says, « We should rather define the lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre." Tyrw. is inclined to believe, "that Ы. Liod, Ger. Li*d, A. 8. Leoth, and Fr. Lai, are all to be deduced... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1845 - 348 páginas
...composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples we should rather define the Lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Seriout is here opposed (not to pleasant) but to ludicrous, in order to distinguish the Lay from the... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 806 páginas
...songstress trills her lay. Thornton. LAY According to these examples we should rather define the lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a aimple style and light metre. Tyrrwhitt. Chaucer. Introductory Diuomrie, p. 101. cote. LAY, "j Fr.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1851 - 604 páginas
...la Ravaliere. According to these examples we should rather define the Lay to be a species of icriout narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Btriotu is here opposed (not to pltaiant, but) to ludierotii, in order to distinguish the Lay from... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1860 - 384 páginas
...composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples, we should rather define the lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style, and light metre. Serious is here opposed, not to ple'asant, but to ludicrous, in order to distinguish the lay from the... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 404 páginas
...composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples we should rather define the Lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple stvle and light metre. Serious is here opposed (not to pleasant) but to ludicrous, in order to distinguish... | |
 | 1889 - 674 páginas
...Raynouard nebeneinanderstellen. Der erste sagt nämlich : „ we fhotild rather define the Lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style and light metre. Serious is here oppoKd to ludicrous, in order to distinguish the Lay from the ('ante or Fabliau; moderate... | |
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In none of these lays do we find the qualities attributed to that sort of composition by M. de la Ravaliere. According to these examples, we should rather define the lay to be a species of serious narrative poetry, of a moderate length, in a simple style,... 