Imagined Romes : the ancient city and its stories in Middle English poetry / C. David Benson.
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TextPublisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (x, 201 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9780271083957
- 0271083956
- 9780271083971
- 0271083972
- English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- Rome (Italy) -- In literature
- Poésie anglaise -- 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) -- Histoire et critique
- POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval
- English poetry -- Middle English
- Literature
- Italy -- Rome
- 1100-1500
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- PR317.R66 B46 2019eb
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"A study of ancient Rome as a prominent topic in the works of Middle English poets. Discusses how each of these poets conceives of ancient Rome and Romans, both pagan and Christian, and why it matters to their work. Includes the works of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-191) and index.
The relics of Rome : Christian mercy and the stacions of Rome -- The ruins of Rome : pagan marvels and the metrical mirabilia -- Civic Romans in Gower's Confessio amantis -- Heroic (women) Romans in Chaucer's Canterbury tales and the legend of good women -- Virtuous Romans in Piers plowman -- Tragic Romans in Lydgate's Fall of princes.
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