From aesop to reynard: beast literature in medieval britain
Auteur :
Mann, Jill
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199217687
Date de publication :
12 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
734 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Bringing together material in English, French, and Latin,this book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life and language that emerge from beast narratives. Works discussed include the Speculum stultorum of Nigel of Longchamp, The Owl and the Nightingale, Chaucer's Parliament of Fowls, The Fox and the Wolf, and the Moral Fabillis of Robert Henryson.