John Lydgate's 'Dance of Death' and Related Works
| PUBLISHER | Medieval Institute Publications (10/31/2019) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This volume joins new editions of both texts of John Lydgate's The Dance of Death, related Middle English verse, and a new translation of Lydgate's French source, the Danse macabre. Together these poems showcase the power of the danse macabre motif, offering a window into life and death in late medieval Europe. In vivid, often grotesque, and darkly humorous terms, these poems ponder life's fundamental paradox: while we know that we all must die, we cannot imagine our own death.
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ISBN-13:
9781580443814
ISBN-10:
1580443818
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English, Middle (1100-1500)
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Page Count:
208
Carton Quantity:
1
Product Dimensions:
7.95 x 0.63 x 10.16 inches
Weight:
1.10 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Bilingual,
Glossary,
Illustrated,
Multi-Lingual
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Literary Collections | Medieval
Literary Collections | Medieval
Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey Decimal:
821.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
2019034706
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This volume joins new editions of both texts of John Lydgate's The Dance of Death, related Middle English verse, and a new translation of Lydgate's French source, the Danse macabre. Together these poems showcase the power of the danse macabre motif, offering a window into life and death in late medieval Europe. In vivid, often grotesque, and darkly humorous terms, these poems ponder life's fundamental paradox: while we know that we all must die, we cannot imagine our own death.
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