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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: C. David Benson (Emeritus, University of Connecticut)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780271083209ISBN 10: 0271083204 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 12 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Spelling Introduction Part 1: Ancient Rome and Its Objects 1 The Relics of Rome: Christian Mercy and the Stacions of Rome 2 The Ruins of Rome: Pagan Marvels and the Metrical Mirabilia Part 2: Narratives of Ancient Romans 3 Civic Romans in Gower’s Confessio Amantis 4 Heroic (Women) Romans in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and the Legend of Good Women 5 Virtuous Romans in Piers Plowman 6 Tragic Romans in Lydgate’s Fall of Princes Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThe relation of medieval cultures to Rome is creatively conflicted: early Christianity defines itself against everything that 'Rome' stands for, while the Papacy models itself as a new empire. David Benson's Imagined Romes takes us into the medieval city and trains us to understand how late medieval English readers of and visitors to the eternal city imagined its republican and imperial past. The resultant book--ever lucid and engaging--is full of illuminating surprises. --James Simpson, author of Under the Hammer: Iconoclasm in the Anglo-American Tradition Author InformationC. David Benson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Medieval Studies at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Public Piers Plowman: Modern Scholarship and Late Medieval English Culture, also published by Penn State University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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