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The Flight from Desire

- Augustine and Ovid to Chaucer

About The Flight from Desire

This book reformulates the master narrative of erotic discourse in medieval literature. Individual chapters offer fresh readings of the nature and claims of erotic attachments in Abelard and Heloise, Marie de France, Jean de Meun, Dante, Boccaccio, and Chaucer - writers profoundly influenced by Augustine and Ovid.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781403964113
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 219
  • Published:
  • January 3, 2008
  • Edition:
  • 2008
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 445 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of The Flight from Desire

This book reformulates the master narrative of erotic discourse in medieval literature. Individual chapters offer fresh readings of the nature and claims of erotic attachments in Abelard and Heloise, Marie de France, Jean de Meun, Dante, Boccaccio, and Chaucer - writers profoundly influenced by Augustine and Ovid.

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