The ''Index of Middle English Verse'' (IMEV) is a
bibliographic index
A bibliographic index is a bibliography intended to help find a publication. Citations are usually listed by author and subject in separate sections, or in a single alphabetical sequence under a system of authorized headings collectively known as ...
of
poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
in
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...
. Its first print publication, in 1943, was an extension of Carleton Brown's ''Register of Middle English Religious & Didactic Verse'', augmented by the inclusion of secular verse. This edition, edited by Brown and Rossell Hope Robbins, contained entries for over 4,000 Middle English poems in more than 2,000 manuscripts. In 1965 the index was supplemented by Robbins and John L. Cutler.
A digital edition, ''DIMEV'', was launched in 2013.
References
External links
''The Digital Index of Middle English Verse''
Bibliographic databases and indexes
Publications established in 1943
Middle English poetry
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