Eating Beauty - The Eucharist and the Spiritual Arts of the Middle Ages

Ann W. Astell is Professor of English at Purdue University. She is the author of many books, including Eating Beauty: The Eucharist and the Spiritual Arts of the Middle Ages, The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages, Chaucer and the Universe of Learning, and Political Allegory in Late Medieval England, all available from Cornell.

Riassunto

Ann W. Astell explores the ambiguity of the phrase "eating beauty." The phrase evokes the destruction of beauty, the devouring mouth of the grave, the mouth of hell.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ann W Astell, Ann W. Astell
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781501704345
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-0434-5
• Pagine: 312
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo