ISBN: 9780804728102 - reading myth: classical mythology and its interpretations in medieval french literature (figurae reading medieval culture) (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 314 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. Discreet inscription from the author to the previous owner on the title page in ink. There are no other observed internal markings. There is very slight pull of the pageblock from the spine, while still seeming secure. Mild shelfwear to the edges of the boards with light wear and a few tiny tears at the edges of the dustjacket. A fascinating study told engagingly. Book. …

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Zustand: New. pp. 328.

Zustand: New. This work explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-12th century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks questions including what were the purposes of transforming classical myth? Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620. . 1998. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 328 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This work explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-12th century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks questions including what were the purpo.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-twelfth century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks: What were the purposes of transforming classical myth Which techniques did poets use to integrate classical subject matter into their own texts Was a special interpretive tradition created for vernacular texts In Chapter 1, the author shows how Latin epic texts were reoriented for political purposes in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm, gaining new depth by the addition of Ovidian elements that evoked threats of a disorder different from the struggles of classical epic. Chapter 2 analyzes the complex use of myth in the thirteenth-century Roman de la Rose, which offers new conjunctions and interpretations of myths related to language, artistic expression, and sexuality. Chapter 3 focuses on the interpretive techniques and vocabulary of the fourteenth-century Ovide moralisé, such as 'allegory,' 'fable,' and istoire, arguing that the Christianization of the Metamorphoses created a 'new Ovid' in the form of a fourteenth-century friar. Chapter 4 reveals that, although Guillaume de Machaut questioned the usefulness of mythic fables, he turned to them to invoke artistic consolation and ward off threats to his poetic voice. It also describes how Jean Froissart produced new myths by combining existing fables with newly invented elements in an attempt to dramatize the poetic creativity of his age. Finally, Chapter 5 demonstrates how Christine de Pizan offered the full range of medieval possibilities for myth: playing with the mythographic tradition, inscribing herself into Ovidian myths, offering historical explanations, rewriting myths from a pro-woman stance, and finally creating mythic universes of her own.…