The poems in The Tr s Riches Heures probe what is shown and, just as interesting, what is not shown in these late medieval miniatures - what is merely suggested or even left out. With precise, vivid detail they explore the complex sweetness and nostalgia along with the grim realities for peasants and the coming collapse of the feudal order. Tony Whedon takes us inside and back out for the long view of an era at the cusp of our modern world.-David...
Related Subjects
Poetry