| Description |
1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Series |
Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; v. 5 |
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Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Note; Introduction; Tragic Fable; The Aesopic Fables; The Beast Epic; Platonic Myth; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book presents a major re-examination of the works of the fifteenth-century Scottish poet, Robert Henryson. Encompassing the full range of the poet's work, Professor John MacQueen opens up previously unexplored areas of both Henryson's literary practice and his underlying moral and philosophical vision. MacQueen argues that numerology is central to the intellectual landscape that shaped Henryson's development as a poet, and that numerological patterns and structures are embedded throughout his corpus, revealing themselves not simply in such overtly allegorical works as The Testament of Cre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? fast |
| Subject |
POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
142379107X |
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9781423791072 |
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9789401201858 |
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9401201854 |
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