Siege of thebes, the
Auteur :
Lydgate, John
Éditeur :
Medieval Institute Publications
ISBN :
9781580440745
Date de publication :
1 mars 2001
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Format :
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the problem of poetic authority and the political and ethical themes of Lydgate's poetic career in the 1420s