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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827186103321

Autore

Howard Donald Roy <1927-1987, >

Titolo

The three temptations : medieval man in search of the world / / by Donald R. Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1966

©1966

ISBN

1-4008-7929-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Princeton Legacy Library

Disciplina

821.109

Soggetti

English poetry - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

Temptation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliographical footnotes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. Medieval Literature and the History of Ideas -- CHAPTER TWO. The Three Temptations -- CHAPTER THREE. Courtly Love and the Lust of the Flesh: Troilus and Criseyde -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Body Politic and the Lust of the Eyes: Tiers Plowman -- CHAPTER FIVE. Chivalry and the Pride of Life: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- CHAPTER SIX. The Search for the World -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

A study of the medieval idea that defined the "world" as recorded in I John 2:16-the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Conflict in Troilus and Criseyde, Piers Plowman, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is explored. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.