Medieval poetry in the modern world
Research into uses of Old English in contemporary poetry alongside medieval-inspired poetry has raised public awareness of an obscure and linguistically complex area of literary heritage. This resulted in the…
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‘Where have all the flowers gone?’ and the ubi sunt motif
‘Where have all the flowers gone?’ by American folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger is not just an arrestingly powerful protest song from the era of the Cold War and McCarthyism; it draws on a deep tradition…