Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature - Softcover

Economou, George D.

9780268029555: Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268029555 ISBN 13: 9780268029555

Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002

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P�ginas:238G�neros:12:DC:Poetry12:DS:Literature:history&criticism12:HPCB:Filosof�aoccidentalSinopsis:TheconceptofthegoddessNatura-oneofthemostsignificantallegoricalfiguresofmedievalLatinandvernacularpoetry-drewuponmanystrandsofclassicalandChristianthought,fromPlatosTimaeustoBoethiussConsolationofPhilosophy.InwhatisperhapsthebesthistoryofthegoddessNatura,GeorgeEconomouprovidesafull-lengthstudyofherphilosophicalbackgroundandtheliterarytraditionsthatcontributedtoherimage.Economousworkfocusesontherenaissanceofthetwelfthcentury,whenanewkindofallegoryappearedthatcelebratedandexploredthenatureofthecosmos.HeanalyzesthecentralrolethatNaturaplayedinthewritingsofBernardSilvestris,JeandeMeun,AlaindeLille,andGeoffreyChaucer.Thiseditionfeaturesanewintroductionbytheauthorandanupdatedbibliography._,

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Economou's The Goddess Natura In Medieval Literature is one of the little classics of medieval literary scholarship, ranking with works by C.S. Lewis and E.K. Rand. - John Ganim University of California, Riverside

Rese�a del editor:

The concept of the goddess Natura-one of the most significant allegorical figures of medieval Latin and vernacular poetry-drew upon many strands of classical and Christian thought, from Plato's Timaeus to Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy. In what is perhaps the best history of the goddess Natura, George Economou provides a full-length study of her philosophical background and the literary traditions that contributed to her image. Economou's work focuses on the renaissance of the twelfth century, when a new kind of allegory appeared that celebrated and explored the nature of the cosmos. He analyzes the central role that Natura played in the writings of Bernard Silvestris, Jean de Meun, Alain de Lille, and Geoffrey Chaucer. This edition features a new introduction by the author and an updated bibliography.

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