Astell, Ann W.,

Job, Boethius, and Epic Truth / Ann W. Astell. - 1 online resource (258 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Allegories of Logos and Eros -- 2. Boethius and Epic Truth -- 3. Job and Heroic Virtue -- 4. Hagiographic Romance -- 5. Boethian Lovers -- 6. Ghostly Chivalry -- 7. The Miltonic Trilogy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

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Calling into question the common assumption that the Middle Ages produced no secondary epics, Ann W. Astell here revises a key chapter in literary history. She examines the connections between the Book of Job and Boethius' s Consolation of Philosophy ...


In English.

9781501743177




Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae.
Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae.


De consolatione philosophiae (Boethius)
Bible.--Job
Bible
Bible--In literature.
Bible.--Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Typology (Theology) in literature
Literature, Medieval--Classical influences
Literature
Literary form
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Imitation in literature
LITERARY CRITICISM--Medieval.
Imitation (Litterature)
Typologie (Theologie) dans la litterature.
Influence litteraire, artistique, etc.
Litterature medievale--Influence ancienne.
Litterature epique--Histoire et critique--Theorie, etc.
Literary form--History--To 1500.
Imitation in literature.
Typology (Theology) in literature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature, Medieval--Classical influences.
Epic literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.


History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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