| Most I ryden by Rybbesdale | |
|---|---|
 Text contains Most I ryden by Rybbesdale, and the start of In a fryht as Y con fare fremede | |
| Written | late-13th or early-14th century |
| Language | Middle English |
"Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'), also titled "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale", is an anonymous late-13th or early-14th century Middle English lyric poem. The text forms part of the collection known as the Harley Lyrics (MS. Harley 2253, f. 66v).
Summary
In this secular lyric the which the speaker lists and describes the various parts of his lady (excepting one) in a literary blason.
See also
- In a fryht as Y con fare fremede
- A wayle whyt ase whalles bon
- Lenten ys come with love to toune
- In May hit murgeth when hit dawes
- Geoffrey of Vinsauf
- Gwerful Mechain
References
Sources
- Fein, Susanna Greer, ed. (2014). "Art. 34, Most I ryden by Rybbesdale: Introduction". The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript. TEAMS Middle English Texts. Vol. 2 (online ed.). Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications.
- Millett, Bella, ed. (30 July 2003). "Mosti ryden by Rybbesdale: introduction". Wessex Parallel WebTexts.
Further reading
- Glasscoe, Marion (1986). "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale: Content and Context". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 87 (4): 555–57.
- Howell, Andrew J. (1980). "Reading the Harley Lyrics: A Master Poet and the Language of Conventions". English Literary History. 47 (4): 633. doi:10.2307/2872852.
- Miller, Robert P., ed. (1977). Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 66–8.