num_pages: 288
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.
language: English
title: Orpheus in the Middle Ages
titlecomplete: Orpheus in the Middle Ages (Syracuse University Medieval Studies)
genres: Mythology, Nonfiction, History, Medieval
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Syracuse University Press