Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric

affective angels appear becomes beginning blood body called carol CB XIV century child Christ Christian church comes cross dance death devotional discussed early earth EETS emotion English erthe especially example expression figure given gives grace hard Holy human hymn idea illustrated important Index interesting John king lady late later Latin lines literary literature London look Lord Marian Mary medieval mentioned Middle Ages mother nature never night Oxford painted passage Passion phrase picture play poem poet poetry popular prayer present quoted reader recorded reference religious remarkable rich says scene seems simple sometimes sone song sort soul story suggests theme thing thou tradition verse Virgin visual wounds