Medieval Mythography, Volume 3 The Emergence of Italian Humanism, 1321-1475 |
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| Author:
| Chance, Jane |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6012-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $139.00 |
Book Description:
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With this volume, Jane Chance concludes her monumental study of the history of mythography in medieval literature. Her focus here is the advent of hybrid mythography, the transformation of mythological commentary by blending the scholarly with the courtly and the personal. Chance's in-depth examination of works by the major writers of the period demonstrates how they essentially co-opted a thousand-year tradition.
With this volume, Jane Chance concludes her monumental study of the history of mythography in medieval literature. Her focus here is the advent of hybrid mythography, the transformation of mythological commentary by blending the scholarly with the courtly and the personal. Chance's in-depth examination of works by the major writers of the period demonstrates how they essentially co-opted a thousand-year tradition.