The Song of Troilus : Lyric Authority in the Medieval Book /

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The Song of Troilis traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's Vita Nuova, Boccaccio's Filostrato, and Chaucer's Tro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stillinger, Thomas C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Chaucer, Geoffrey. > Troilus and Criseyde.
Boccaccio, Giovanni. > Filostrato.
Dante (Alighieri). > Vita nuova.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321. > Vita nuova.
Boccaccio, Giovanni, > 1313-1375. > Filostrato.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > approximately 1340-1400. > Troilus and Criseyde.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Troilus and Criseyde.
Vita nuova (Dante Alighieri)
Troilus and Criseyde (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
Auctoritas
Troilus (Legendary character) in literature.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Literature, Medieval.
Intertextuality.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Authority in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Autorite dans la litterature.
Guerre de Troie dans la litterature.
Troïlos (Personnage legendaire) dans la litterature.
Intertextualite.
Rhetorique medievale.
Influence litteraire, artistique, etc.
Litterature medievale > Histoire et critique.
Trojan War > Literature and the war.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Song of Troilis traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's Vita Nuova, Boccaccio's Filostrato, and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. The shared aim of these texts, he argues, is to imagine and achieve an unprecedented auctoritas: a "lyric authority" that combines the expressive subjectivity of courtly love poetry with the impersonal authority of Biblical commentary. Each of the three establishes its own formal and intertextual dynamics; in complex and unexpected ways, the hierarchies of Latin learning are charged with erotic force, allowing the creation of a new vernacular Book of Love. The Song of Troilus is a linked series of incisive close readings. Each chapter defines and investigates a range of philological, intertextual, and theoretical problems: in addition to explicating his three principal texts, Stillinger offers important insights into a range of medieval traditions, from Psalm commentary to Trojan historiography to Ricardian political satire. At the same time, the Song of Troilus is a sophisticated narrative of cultural change and a searching meditation on history, desire, and writing. The Song of Troilus is an original and highly readable study of three major medieval texts; it will be of compelling interest to students and scholars of medieval literature, and to all those exploring the history of authorship and the implications of literary form.
Notas:Based on the author's Ph. D. thesis, Cornell University.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781512809442

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