Representing righteous heathens in late medieval england
Auteur :
Grady, F.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403966995
Date de publication :
5 mars 2009
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book surveys the appearances of righteous heathens or virtuous pagans in travel literature, chronicles, romances, and sermons, as well as in the work of Langland, Chaucer and Gower. Grady also illustrates the way these figures have been used to explore a variety of historical, cultural and formal literary issues.