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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780559403321

Autore

Usk Thomas -1388

Titolo

Testament of love / / Thomas Usk ; edited by Gary W. Shawver ; based on the edition of John F. Leyerle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-282-03412-X

9786612034121

1-4426-8264-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations ; ; 13

Disciplina

821.1

Soggetti

Free will and determinism

Power (Social sciences)

Political prisoners

Philosophy

Love

Early works.

History

Poetry

Electronic books.

London (England) Politics and government Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1 The Text, the Acrostic, and the Author -- 2 The Life of Thomas Usk -- 3 The Date of the Testament of Love -- 4 The Sources of the Testament of Love -- 5 Some Notes on Significance -- Notes to the Introduction -- Testament of Love -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Commentary -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- TEXTUAL APPARATUS -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX AND GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N

Op -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- index of proper names --



a -- b -- c -- d -- e -- f -- g -- h -- i -- j -- l -- m -- n -- o -- p -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- z

Sommario/riassunto

Usk was a figure of political and literary importance who was in the politics of late 14th-century London. A critical edition of his meditation on the fickle nature of worldly fortune and exploration of the relationship between grace and free will.