| Description |
xvii, 519 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Princeton paperback |
| Contents |
Preface -- Illustrations -- I. Introduction: medieval and modern art -- II. Some principles of medieval aesthetics -- The aesthetics of figurative expression -- The use and abuse of beauty -- The nature of beauty -- III. Late medieval style -- The Romanesque Period -- The Gothic Period -- The fourteenth century in England -- Chaucer's literary background -- Chaucer and the style of his period -- IV. Allegory, humanism, and literary theory -- Christian allegory -- Chaucer's exegetes -- Christian humanism -- Chaucer and literary allegory -- V. Some medieval doctrines of love -- "Courtly love" and Andreas Capellanus -- "Courtly love" and courtesy -- Medieval love in Chaucer -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical footnotes |
| Subject |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
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Art, Medieval.
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Arts, Medieval.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Literature, Medieval.
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| LC no. |
62007414 |
| ISBN |
0691012946 |
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