Reed Doob, Penelope. <br/><br/>
The Idea of the Labyrinth from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages /  
Penelope Reed Doob. 
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<br/><br/>Part one: The labyrinth in the classical and early Christian periods -- Part two: The labyrinth in the middle ages -- Part three: Labyrinth of words: central texts and intertextualities. List of plates -- Acknowledgments: Four labyrinths -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Charting the maze -- The Cretan labyrinth myth -- Part one. The labyrinth in the classical and early Christian periods. The literary witness: Labyrinths in Pliny, Virgil, and Ovid. The labyrinth as significant form: Two paradigms -- A taxonomy of metaphorical labyrinths -- Part two: The labyrinth in the middle ages. Etymologies and verbal implications -- Mazes in medieval art and architecture -- Moral labyrinths in medieval literature -- Textual labyrinths: Toward a labyrinthine aesthetic -- Part three: Labyrinths of words: Central texts and intertextualities. Virgil's Aenid -- Boethius's Consolation of philosophy -- Dante's Divine comedy -- Chaucer's House of fame -- Appendix: Labyrinths in manuscripts -- Index. 
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<br/><br/> Reconstructs the idea of the labyrinth from the classical period through the Middle Ages, using a variety of literary and visual sources. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literatur.<br/>Labyrinth (Motiv)<br/>Geschichte.<br/>Literature, Medieval--History and criticism<br/>Labyrinths in literature<br/>Labyrinths in art<br/>Classical literature--History and criticism<br/>Literatur<br/>Labyrinth<br/>Geschichte<br/>Literature, Medieval.<br/>Labyrinths in literature.<br/>Labyrinths in art.<br/>Classical literature.<br/>Literatura medieval--Historia y crítica<br/>Arte medieval<br/>Laberintos--En la literatura<br/>Laberintos--En el arte<br/>Labyrinthes dans l'art.<br/>Labyrinthes dans la litterature.<br/>Litterature medievale--Histoire et critique.<br/>Litterature ancienne--Histoire et critique.<br/>Litterature medievale - Histoire et critique.<br/>Litterature ancienne - Histoire et critique.<br/>Labyrinthes dans la litterature.<br/>Labyrinthes dans l'art.<br/>Labyrinths in art.<br/>Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.<br/>Classical literature--History and criticism.<br/>Labyrinths in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Electronic books.