The medieval tradition of Thebes : history and narrative in the OF Roman de Thebes, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Lydgate / / by Dominique Battles

• Autore: Battles Dominique <1964-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.9332384
• Soggetto topico: Literature, Medieval - History and criticism; Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature; Narration (Rhetoric) - History - To 1500; Sibling rivalry in literature; Polyneices (Greek mythology); Eteocles (Greek mythology); Rhetoric, Medieval
• Soggetto geografico: Thebes (Greece) In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Credits; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction Statius in the Middle Ages; Chapter One The OF Roman de Thèbes: The Ancients vs. the Moderns; Chapter Two Boccaccio's Teseida and the Destruction of Troy; Chapter Three Restoring Thebes: Chaucer's Theban Poems; Chapter Four Faulty Connections: The Theban Context of the Troilus; Chapter Five John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes: Breaking the Theban Curse; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The first comprehensive study of the classical legend of Thebes in the Middle Ages.
• Titolo autorizzato: The medieval tradition of Thebes
• ISBN: 1-135-87949-4; 1-135-87950-8; 1-280-15440-3; 0-203-50285-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451069003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in medieval history and culture.