The Idea of the Labyrinth from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages /

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Reconstructs the idea of the labyrinth from the classical period through the Middle Ages, using a variety of literary and visual sources.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Reed Doob, Penelope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Literatur.
Labyrinth (Motiv)
Geschichte.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism
Labyrinths in literature
Labyrinths in art
Classical literature > History and criticism
Literatur
Labyrinth > Motiv
Geschichte
Literature, Medieval.
Labyrinths in literature.
Labyrinths in art.
Classical literature.
Literatura medieval > Historia y crítica
Arte medieval
Laberintos > En la literatura
Laberintos > En el arte
Labyrinthes dans l'art.
Labyrinthes dans la litterature.
Litterature medievale > Histoire et critique.
Litterature ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Litterature medievale - Histoire et critique.
Litterature ancienne - Histoire et critique.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part one: The labyrinth in the classical and early Christian periods
  • Part two: The labyrinth in the middle ages
  • Part three: Labyrinth of words: central texts and intertextualities.
  • List of plates
  • Acknowledgments: Four labyrinths
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Charting the maze
  • The Cretan labyrinth myth
  • Part one. The labyrinth in the classical and early Christian periods. The literary witness: Labyrinths in Pliny, Virgil, and Ovid. The labyrinth as significant form: Two paradigms
  • A taxonomy of metaphorical labyrinths
  • Part two: The labyrinth in the middle ages. Etymologies and verbal implications
  • Mazes in medieval art and architecture
  • Moral labyrinths in medieval literature
  • Textual labyrinths: Toward a labyrinthine aesthetic
  • Part three: Labyrinths of words: Central texts and intertextualities. Virgil's Aenid
  • Boethius's Consolation of philosophy
  • Dante's Divine comedy
  • Chaucer's House of fame
  • Appendix: Labyrinths in manuscripts
  • Index.

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