Battles The Medieval Tradition of Thebes

History and Narrative in the Roman de Thebes, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Lydgate
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-135-87950-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Medieval History and Culture

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Battles, Dominique

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The OF Roman de Thèbes: The Ancients versus the Moderns
Chapter Two: Boccaccio's Teseida and the Destruction of Troy
Chapter Three: Chaucer's Theban Poems and the Persistence of Thebes
Chapter Four: Faulty Connections: The Theban Context of the Troilus
Chapter Five: John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes: Breaking the Theban Curse
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dominique Battles received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. She is currently Assistant Professor of English at Hanover College