01839nam 2200409 450 991079365350332120220922103747.00-271-08395-6(CKB)4100000008415471(MiAaPQ)EBC6224508(NjHacI)994100000008415471(EXLCZ)99410000000841547120220922d2019 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImagined Romes The Ancient City and Its Stories in Middle English Poetry /C. David BensonUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :Penn State University Press,2019.1 online resource (x, 201 pages)0-271-08320-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The relics of Rome : Christian mercy and the stacions of Rome -- The ruins of Rome : pagan marvels and the metrical mirabilia -- Civic Romans in Gower's Confessio amantis -- Heroic (women) Romans in Chaucer's Canterbury tales and the legend of good women -- Virtuous Romans in Piers plowman -- Tragic Romans in Lydgate's Fall of princes."A study of ancient Rome as a prominent topic in the works of Middle English poets. Discusses how each of these poets conceives of ancient Rome and Romans, both pagan and Christian, and why it matters to their work. Includes the works of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate"--Provided by publisher.Imagined RomesLiteratureRome (Italy)In literatureLiterature.821.1093583763Benson C. David215801NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910793653503321Imagined Romes3853121UNINA