Poetics of Love in the Middle Ages
Texts and Contexts
Norris J Lacy author Moshe Lazar author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:George Mason University Press
Published:23rd May '89
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This volume examines the treatment and expression of love in medieval literature and art. These nineteen essays, contributed by recognized authorities on medieval romantic expression, consider a wide variety of texts from the following cultures: French, Arabic, Latin, Hispanic, Hebrew, Provencal, and German. Teachers and students of medieval literature will find in this well-researched book cogent, contemporary analyses of written expressions of love in the Middle Ages.
...a valuable adjunct for the outstanding quality of certain essays... * The French Review *
...well written and accessible to undergraduates....highly recommended both for undergraduate and graduate libraries. -- E.J. Milowicki, Mills College * The French Review *
...the variety of subjects and approaches will undoubtedly offer something of interest to all scholars and students of medieval literature. * Envoi *
...the variety of subjects and approaches will undoubtedly offer something of interest to all scholars and students of medieval literature. * Envoi *
...a valuable adjunct for the outstanding quality of certain essays... * The French Review *
...well written and accessible to undergraduates....highly recommended both for undergraduate and graduate libraries. -- E.J. Milowicki, Mills College * The French Review *
ISBN: 9780913969250
Dimensions: 236mm x 156mm x 26mm
Weight: 603g
292 pages