Walsh's book should be a
vade mecum for anyone who would
teach the
Carmina Burana on any level and be of considerable
value in general to medievalists, comparatists, and those in
related disciplines.--
New England Classical Newsletter and
Journal
"Teachers, students, and any reader interested in medieval lyric
will find this volume a clear and useful approach to intrinsically
interesting texts.--
Renaissance Quarterly
"The most scholarly and most helpful presentation of a group of
these captivating lyrics that has yet appeared in English.--Peter
Dronke, University of Cambridge
"A superb volume, fully worthy of these famous but often
misunderstood poems. P. G. Walsh's unmatched erudition in Latin
literature furnishes lucid grammatical explanations, incisive
analysis of goliardic literary values and technique, and
illuminating references to ancient and medieval parallels. His
prose translations make the poems accessible also to those with
little or no Latin.--Janet M. Martin, Princeton University