Poem on the Evil Times of Edward II
- Poem on the Evil Times of Edward II
"Poem on the Evil Times of Edward II", also known as "The Simonie" and "Symonie and Couetise", is a poem by an anonymous English author, believed to date to 1321 (Thomas Wright, 1839) or possibly 1327 (J. Aberth, 2000).
It was a "social protest" poem that arose in the aftermath of the Great Famine of 1315-1317. It clearly targeted the negligences and vices of specific social groups, such as the clergy and nobility, within the context of the failures of the Great Famine and wars of the early 14th century. The tradition of social protest poems in England would later culminate with "Piers Plowman".
ee also
* Pierce the Ploughman's Crede
* Lollards
* Edward II of England
References
*James M. Dean (1996), "Medieval English Political Writings", [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/simint.htm "Poems Against Simony and the Abuse of Money"] , an Introduction.
** [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/simonfrm.htm "Poem on the Evil Times of Edward II"] . Edition with notes.
*Thomas Wright, ed., "The Political Songs of England, from the reign of John to That of Edward II", 1839. Reprint, New York, 1968. Edition.
*Ross, Thomas W. "On the Evil Times of Edward II." "Anglia" 75 (1957), 173-93. Edition with notes.
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