The Tragic and the Sublime in Medieval Literature
Author | : Piero Boitani |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1989-08-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521354769 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521354765 |
Rating | : 4/5 (765 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Tragic and the Sublime in Medieval Literature by : Piero Boitani
Download or read book The Tragic and the Sublime in Medieval Literature written by Piero Boitani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-08-25 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Boitani's latest book explores the areas of the tragic and the sublime in medieval literature. Boitani studies tragic and sublime tensions in stories and scenes recounted by such major poets as Dante, Chaucer and Petrarch, as well as themes shared by writers and philosophers and traditional poetic images.