The Dreme Explained

The Dreme is a poem written in 1528 by Scottish herald and poet David Lyndsay. It is his earliest surviving poem,^[1] and is an allegorical lament on the misgovernment of the realm.

External links

Includes full text of The Dreme on pp 29-39

• Full text of The Dreme in Scottish Poetry of the Sixteenth Century at archive.org

Further reading

• Book: The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes: Vol III Renascence and Reformation. 1907–1921. 3 November 2015. VI: Sir David Lyndsay: 1: The Dreme.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir David Lyndsay. Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 November 2015.