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Chaucer and the Tradition of Fame : Symbolism in The House of Fame /

The author's aim is to "restore to the reading of the poem a background of medieval meanings familiar enough to Chaucer's contemporary reader but almost lost to the modem." Mr. Koonce believes that fame was a clearly defined Christian concept in the Middle Ages, and his interpret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koonce, Benjamin Granade (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 2120
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER I. THE TRADITION OF FAME
  • CHAPTER II. THE PROPHETIC TRADITION
  • CHAPTER III. THE HOUSE OF FAME-HELL
  • CHAPTER IV. THE HOUSE OF FAME - PURGATORY
  • CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF FAME - PARADISE
  • INDEX