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Legends and satires from medieval literature
Title
Legends and satires from medieval literature, ed. by Martha Hale Shackford ...
Published
Boston, New York [etc.] : Ginn and company, [c1913]
Physical Description
xi, 176 p. front. 20 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
Introduction.
Proem: Of man's body, Of Man's soul.
Debate: The amorous contention of Phillis and Flora. The pleading of the Rose and of the Violet.
Vision: The purgatory of Saint Patrick.
Saints' lives: The life of Saint Brandon, The life of Saint Margaret.
Pious tales: A miracle of God's body, A miracle of the Virgin, The translation of Saint Thomas of Canterbury.
Allegory: An extract from "The castle of love".
Bestiary: Lion, Eagle, Whale, Siren.
Lapidary: Diamond, Sapphire, Amethyst. Geratite, Chelidonius, Coral, Heliotrope, Pearl, Pantheros; Symbolism of the carbuncle; Symbolism of the twelve stones.
Homily: Concerning miracle plays, games, and minstrelsy. Satire: The song of the University of Paris, The land of Cockaygne. The complaint of the husbandman, Sir Penny.
Lay: Sir Orfeo.
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