| Orpheus in Middle Ages Contributor(s): Friedman, John Block (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815628250 ISBN-13: 9780815628255 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: John B. Friedman takes the reader through the journey of a myth -- where Orpheus becomes an Orpheus-Christus, a courtly knight and the writer of love lyrics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 99053213 |
| Series: Medieval Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.03" W x 8.99" (0.89 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a new edition of Friedman's classic examination of the myth of Orpheus in the late antique and medieval periods. Friedman discusses Christian, Jewish and romantic secular portraits' of Orpheus, and considers artistic, literary and philosophical sources. In this edition the original text remains unchanged, but the bibliography has been updated. |