| Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition Contributor(s): White, Hugh (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198187300 ISBN-13: 9780198187301 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.936 |
| LCCN: 00057120 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the moral status of the natural in writings by Alan of Lille, Jean de Meun, John Gower, Geoffrey Chaucer, and others, showing how--particularly in the erotic sphere--the influences of nature are not always conceived as wholly benign. |