Project Gutenberg 2006-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 1826 Symonds, John Addington 1840 1893 Symonds, J. A. (John Addington) Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wine, Women, and Song" by John Addington Symonds is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. The book offers a translation of medieval Latin songs from wandering students, accompanied by an essay that examines the cultural and societal contexts of these lyrics. Through this collection, the author explores themes of love, pleasure, and the human experience during the often-misunderstood Middle Ages, challenging conventional perceptions of the era’s intellectual and moral landscape. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the contrasting views of the Middle Ages, characterized by a profound spiritual focus and often exaggerated claims of ignorance and superstition. Symonds articulates the need to reevaluate these stereotypes, presenting an alternative depiction through the vibrant, unapologetic, and often secular songs of the wandering students, who celebrated earthly pleasures. The narrative delves into the poets' backgrounds, their lifestyle as vagrant scholars, and the recurring motifs of love and wine in their compositions, aimed at redefining modern understanding of medieval intellectual and artistic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Songs, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English Goliards -- Songs and music -- Texts Students' songs -- Europe -- Texts PA Text Category: Poetry Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 348949 2025-07-07T13:50:07.505200 text/html 355621 2006-03-24T10:18:36 text/html 187474 2025-07-07T13:50:21.049111 application/epub+zip 188963 2025-07-07T13:50:11.681144 application/epub+zip 182589 2025-07-07T13:50:09.353158 application/epub+zip 434184 2025-07-07T13:50:26.564116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525583 2025-07-07T13:50:18.427122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517553 2022-09-08T14:22:02.793099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226428 2025-07-07T13:50:05.995181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226432 2006-03-24T10:18:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226366 2006-03-24T10:18:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226369 2006-03-24T10:18:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23587 2025-07-07T13:50:26.715060 application/rdf+xml 12578 2025-07-07T13:50:09.910133 image/jpeg 3227 2025-07-07T13:50:09.631169 image/jpeg 89251 2006-03-24T10:22:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 89134 2006-03-24T10:22:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 109305 2006-03-24T10:22:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 89062 2006-03-24T10:22:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 175709 2025-07-07T13:50:07.529175 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia