A NEEDFUL SONG: ARTICULATING NEED IN ON LOFSONG OF URE LOUERDE.
The article examines how this thirteenth-century Middle English prayer conveys spiritual longing and intimacy with the Divine Beloved through the concept of "needfulness," a term richer and more resonant than the modern "needy." Topics include the framing of need as devotion; the emotional and lingu...
| Published in: | Medium Aevum Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 346 - 363 |
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Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature
2024
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| Summary: | The article examines how this thirteenth-century Middle English prayer conveys spiritual longing and intimacy with the Divine Beloved through the concept of "needfulness," a term richer and more resonant than the modern "needy." Topics include the framing of need as devotion; the emotional and linguistic nuance of the Middle English word neodful, offering insights for the history of emotions and prayer theory; and the text's place within the medieval Wooing Group. |
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