Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xlv, 226 pages)
ISBN:
9781487592837
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1487592833
Serie:
Toronto medieval texts and translations 2
Inhalt:
The medieval English allegorical poem, The Court of Sapience, was written in the middle of the fifteenth century by an unknown author. It is best described as an encyclopaedia: in the allegory the poet describes the nature and activities of wisdom in all its aspects. He includes a moving account of the fall of a man and his restoration by divine wisdom; then he leads his dreamer through a landscape where all the traditional beauties of nature are catalogued and assigned their properties. The visit to the castle of Sapience, inhabited by all the branches of learning and the seven restorative virtues, completes the poem as we have it. The first edition was an early production of Caxton's press, and it was reprinted by his successor, Wynkyn de Worde. This is a new edition of Caxton's text of the poem. Variant readings from the extant manuscripts have investigated in detail and are discussed in the lengthy introduction and extensive commentary. The poem is an attractive work in itself, and has been admired by C.S. Lewis and other modern critics. It is also a valuable witness to the taste of the early Tudor period
Anmerkung:
"Attributed to John Lydgate since the sixteenth century ... proved ... not the work of Lydgate.": P. xxi
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index
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Middle English text, English introduction and commentary
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Court of Sapience Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©1984 ISBN 0802056288
Sprache:
Mittelenglisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
Schlagwort(e):
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