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The Tempter's Voice : Language and the Fall in Medieval Literature /

Among the works Jager discusses are texts by Ambrose, Augustine, the early Christian poet Avitus, and scholastic authors; Old English biblical epics; Middle English spiritual writings; French courtesy books; and the poetry of Dante and Chaucer. Examples from the visual arts are included as well. Jag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jager, Eric, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1993.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The school of Paradise
  • The genesis of hermeneutics
  • The Garden of eloquence
  • The Old English epic of the Fall
  • The seducer and the daughter of Eve
  • The carnal letter in Chaucer's earthly paradise
  • Signs of the Fall: from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism.