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Jyl Of Breyntfords Testament; The Will Of The Devil And His Last Testament; A Talk Of Ten Wives On Their Husbands' Ware; A Ballad By Chaucer (1871)

Jyl Of Breyntfords Testament; The Will Of The Devil And His Last Testament; A Talk Of Ten Wives On Their Husbands' Ware; A Ballad By Chaucer (1871)

Furnivall, Frederick J.

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Literary CriticismGeneral PoetryBritish History

ISBN10: 116515823X
ISBN13: 9781165158232
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Jyl of Breyntfords Testament, The Will of the Devil and His Last Testament, A Talk of Ten Wives on Their Husbands' Ware, and A Ballad by Chaucer is a book compiled and edited by Frederick J. Furnivall. The book was first published in 1871 and contains a collection of medieval English literature. The first section of the book, Jyl of Breyntfords Testament, is a humorous and satirical poem written in Middle English. The poem tells the story of a widow named Jyl who writes her last will and testament, leaving her possessions to her friends and family. The second section, The Will of the Devil and His Last Testament, is a Middle English poem that satirizes the greed and corruption of the church. The poem is written in the form of a will, in which the devil bequeaths his possessions to various religious figures. The third section, A Talk of Ten Wives on Their Husbands' Ware, is a Middle English dialogue between ten women who discuss their husbands and their marriages. The women share humorous anecdotes and complaints about their spouses. The final section of the book is A Ballad by Chaucer, which is a Middle English poem written by the famous poet Geoffrey Chaucer. The ballad tells the story of a knight who falls in love with a beautiful woman and must perform a series of tasks to win her love. Overall, Jyl of Breyntfords Testament, The Will of the Devil and His Last Testament, A Talk of Ten Wives on Their Husbands' Ware, and A Ballad by Chaucer is a fascinating collection of medieval English literature that provides insight into the humor, satire, and social commentary of the time period.And Other Short Pieces.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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