Desiring bodies: Ovidian romance and the cult of form

Hunting for civilization: Marie de France and the sociology of romance -- Economies of romance: systems of value in Chrétien de Troyes -- States of union: maiestas, marriage, and the politics of coercion in the Canterbury tales -- Missing bodies and changed forms: literal metamorphosis in Petrarch&#...

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Main Author: Heyworth, Gregory 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. Univ. of Notre Dame Press c 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:[Rezension von: Heyworth, Gregory, Desiring Bodies: Ovidian Romance and the Cult of Form] (2011) (Stanivukovic, Goran)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ovidius Naso, Publius 43 BC-17 / Reception / Literature / History 1100-1700 / Body (Motif) / Romance
B History 1100-1700
Further subjects:B English literature History and criticism Early modern, 1500-1700
B Romances, English History and criticism
B Literature, Medieval Roman influences
B Desire in literature
B Literature, Medieval History and criticism
B Human body in literature
B Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D) Influence
B Ovid 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D Influence
B English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism
B Romances History and criticism
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Summary:Hunting for civilization: Marie de France and the sociology of romance -- Economies of romance: systems of value in Chrétien de Troyes -- States of union: maiestas, marriage, and the politics of coercion in the Canterbury tales -- Missing bodies and changed forms: literal metamorphosis in Petrarch's Rime sparse -- Playing for time: generic disunities and ludic dimensions in Romeo and Juliet -- Legends of the fall: epic flights and indecorous descents in Paradise lost
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVII, 357 S., 23 cm
ISBN:0-268-03106-1
978-0-268-03106-0

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