The Song of Troilus traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's Vita Nuova , Bocaccio's Filostrato , and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde . The shared aim of these texts, he argues, is to imagine and achieve an unprecedented auctoritas : a "lyric authority" that combines the expressive subjectivity of courtly love poetry with the impersonal authority of ...
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The Song of Troilus traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's Vita Nuova , Bocaccio's Filostrato , and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde . The shared aim of these texts, he argues, is to imagine and achieve an unprecedented auctoritas : a "lyric authority" that combines the expressive subjectivity of courtly love poetry with the impersonal authority of Biblical commentary. Each of the three establishes its own formal and intertextual dynamics; in complex and unexpected ways, the hierarchies of Latin learning are charged with erotic force, allowing the creation of a new vernacular Book of Love. The Song of Troilus is a linked series of incisive close readings. Each chapter defines and investigates a range of philological, intertextual, and theoretical problems; in addition to explicating his three principal texts, Stillinger offers important insights into a range of medieval traditions, from Psalm commentary to Trojan historiography to Ricardian political satire. At the same time, The Song of Troilus is a sophisticated narrative of cultural change and a searching meditation on history, desire, and writing. The Song of Troilus is an original and highly readable study of three major medieval texts; it will be of compelling interest to students and scholars of medieval literature, and to all those exploring the history of authorship and the implications of literary form.
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Fair. Little wear, scuff marks and discolouration to jacket, pages in lovely condition, shipped from the UK. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 304 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white. Middle Ages.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0812231449.
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As New in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter + 287 pp. plus publisher's series title list. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0812231449. A look at the origins of modern authorship in the writings of medieval writers. Looks at Dante's Vita Nuova, Boccacio's Filostrato, and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.; 8vo; 287 pages.
