This 1976 book is a study of the medieval English dream-poem set against classical and medieval visionary and religious writings.
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This 1976 book is a study of the medieval English dream-poem, set against the background of classical and medieval visionary and religious writings and the theory of dreams from classical times down to Freud and Jung. Mr Spearing examines explores the nature of the visionary tradition in which medieval dream-poets felt themselves to be writing.
Preface; Part I. Dreams and Visions: 1. The nature of dream-poetry; 2. Spiritual adventure; 3. Macrobious on Scipio's dream; 4. Scriptural and Christian visions; 5. Visions of place; 5. Doctrinal visions; 6. The Roman de la Rose: Guillaume de Lorris; 7. The Roman de la Rose: Jean de Meun; 8. Fourteenth-century dream poems; Part II. Chaucer: 1. The Book of the Duchess; 2. The House of Fame; 3. The Parliament of Fowls; 4. The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women; Part III. The Alliterative Tradition: 1. Pearl; 2. The Piers Plowman tradition: Winner and Waster; 3. The Parliament of the Three Ages; 4. Piers Plowman: the A-text; 5. Piers Plowman: the B-revision; 6. Langland's followers: Mum and the Sothsegger; 7. Death and Life; Part IV. The Chaucerian Tradition: 1. Lydgate: The Temple of Glass; 2. Clanvowe: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale; 3. The Kingis Quair; 4. Scottish dream-prologues; 5. Dunbar; 6. Skelton: the Bowge of Court; Douglas: The Palice of Honour; 7. Skelton: The Garland of Laurel; Notes; Booklist; Index.
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. The author of these 236 pages - includes INDEX - is a specialist in medieval literature. Read more about: `The Book of the Duchess', Sothsegger, Piers Plowman, De Planctu, allegory, locus amoenus, Temple of Glass, and C-text. Chaucer plays a big part in this text which is UNillustrated but features exerpts from several poems. `Pearl ' is among theese. Cond : Paper wrapper is straw coloured with white (and brown) lettering. Spine fine, colours bright. Minimal wear, minimal soiling. No tears. One tiny example of marginalia. P/O name on first page. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 49) : "._._. this avoidance of extremes of temperature is another common feature of medieval conceptions of paradise. He hears and sees men hunting, and follows them into the forest; they lose track of the hart they are pursuing; then a little puppy comes up to him in a friendly way, and he ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Codice articolo 010187
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