The Trojan Legend in Medieval Scottish Literature

First full-length treatment of the Trojan legend in medieval Scottish literature, showing the various uses for, and the ways in, which it was deployed.

Sommario

Introduction
Troy in the Older Scots Historical Tradition
Troy in the Older Scots Romance and Nine Worthies Tradition
The Scottish Troy Book
Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and Henryson's Testament of Cresseid
Gavin Douglas' Eneados
Conclusion
Appendix

Info autore

Emily Wingfield

Riassunto

First full-length treatment of the Trojan legend in medieval Scottish literature, showing the various uses for, and the ways in, which it was deployed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emily Wingfield
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.01.2014
• EAN: 9781843843641
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-364-1
• Pagine: 246
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 526 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Lyrik, Poesie, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literature - Classics / Criticism, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh