Dominique Battles

The Medieval Tradition of Thebes

History and Narrative in the Roman de Thebes, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Lydgate

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 162mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780415969932
• ISBN-10: 041596993X
• Artikelnr.: 22801934

Autorenporträt

Dominique Battles received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. She is currently Assistant Professor of English at Hanover College

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Chapter One: The OF Roman de Thèbes: The Ancients
versus the Moderns Chapter Two: Boccaccio's Teseida and the Destruction of
Troy Chapter Three: Chaucer's Theban Poems and the Persistence of Thebes
Chapter Four: Faulty Connections: The Theban Context of the Troilus Chapter
Five: John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes: Breaking the Theban Curse Conclusion
Bibliography Index