Sciences and the self in medieval poetry
Subtitle: Alan of Lille's Anticlaudianus and John Gower's Confessio amantis
By: James Simpson.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;; 25
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Alanus, de Insulis, d. 1202; Gower, John, 1325?-1408; Literature, Comparative -- Latin (Medieval and modern) and English (Middle); Literature, Comparative -- English (Middle) and Latin (Medieval and modern); Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism; Poetry, Medieval -- History and criticism; Literature and science -- Europe -- History; Poetry, Medieval -- Classical influences; Philosophy, Medieval, in literature; Self in literature; Love in literature; Humanists; Europe -- Intellectual life -- To 1500
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-314) and index.