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The reverdie is an old French poetic genre, which celebrates the arrival of Spring . Literally, it means "re-greening". Often the Poet will encounter Spring, symbolized by a beautiful woman. Originating in the Troubadour Ballads of the early Middle Ages , reverdies was very popular during the time of Chaucer . English examples from that era include " Sumer Is Icumen In " and "Lenten ys come with love to toune". T.S. Eliot 's " The Wasteland " and William Carlos Williams ' "Spring and All" are both considered to be modern examples of the genre. The reverdie forms the basis of the Irish Aisling , in which the speaker meets Ireland lamenting her woes. REFERENCES Harmon, William. "A Handbook to Literature". Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall , 2005 . ISBN 0131344420 |
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