Carmina Burana / edited and translated by David A. Traill.

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"Carmina Burana, literally 'Songs from Beuern,' is named after the village where the manuscript was found. The songbook consists of nearly 250 poems, on subjects ranging from sex and gambling to crusades and corruption. Compiled in the thirteenth century in South Tyrol, a German-speaking region of I...

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Uniform Title:Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 48.
Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 49.
Other Authors: Traill, David A., 1942- (Editor, Translator)
Language:Latin
German
French
English
Language of the Original:
Latin
German
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Texts primarily in Latin, with some texts in German or French; English translations on facing pages; introduction and notes in English.
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Series:Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 48.
Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 49.
Subjects:
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.
Carmina Burana.
Genre:
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.
Physical Description:2 volumes (xxix, 567; 794 pages) ; 21 cm.
Other Uniform Title:Carmina Burana. Container of (expression): English (Traill)
Carmina Burana. Container of (expression): Latin (Traill)
Format: Book
Contents:
  • volume I. Introduction ; Original collection, 1-102 ; Notes
  • volume II. Original collection, 103-228 ; Additional pieces, 1-26 ; Notes.