E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Howard Three Temptations
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7929-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Medieval Man in Search of the World
E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7929-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
A study of the medieval idea that defined the "world" as recorded in I John 2:16-the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Conflict in Troilus and Criseyde, Piers Plowman, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is explored.
Originally published in 1966.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Frontmatter, pg. i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. vii
CONTENTS, pg. ix
ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xi
INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
CHAPTER ONE. Medieval Literature and the History of Ideas, pg. 11
CHAPTER TWO. The Three Temptations, pg. 41
CHAPTER THREE. Courtly Love and the Lust of the Flesh: Troilus and Criseyde, pg. 77
CHAPTER FOUR. The Body Politic and the Lust of the Eyes: Tiers Plowman, pg. 161
CHAPTER FIVE. Chivalry and the Pride of Life: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pg. 215
CHAPTER SIX. The Search for the World, pg. 255
INDEX, pg. 303
