Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

by Hugh White
ISBN-10:
0198187300
ISBN-13:
9780198187301
Pub. Date:
01/25/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198187300
ISBN-13:
9780198187301
Pub. Date:
01/25/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

by Hugh White

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Overview

This book examines the moral status of the natural in writings by Alan of Lille, Jean de Meun, John Gower, Geoffrey Chaucer, and others, showing how—particularly in the erotic sphere—the influences of nature are not always conceived as wholly benign.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198187301
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/25/2001
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

St Catherine's College, Oxford

Table of Contents

Academic NaturesThe Moral Status of the Natural in Middle English Vernacular WritingsNatura Vicaria DeiThe Roman de la RoseFurther French NaturesGowerChaucerWorks CitedIndex
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