Mary Dove

The Perfect Age of Man's Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1986, this is an investigation of one particular aspect of what is usually called the Ages of Man.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 287g
• ISBN-13: 9780521129824
• ISBN-10: 0521129826
• Artikelnr.: 28531156

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Middle Age of Man's Life: 1. In the middle of the way
2. Numbering ages and naming the middle age
3. The ages of woman's life
4. 'Maturity, full of ripenesse'
5. 'Secrete diminution'
Part II. The Perfect Age of Man's Life: 6. The perfect age and the ages of the soul
7. The perfect age and the perfect man
8. The perfect age and the ages of the world
9. The perfect age and the image of the wheel
10. The perfect age and the De Lisle Psalter
Part III. The Perfect Age in Ricardian Poetry: 11. 'Myddel age' in Piers Plowman
12. 'Hy time' in Piers Plowman
13. 'Myhty youthe' in Confessio Amantis
14. 'Hyghe eldee' in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
15. The 'ryght yong' man and Lady Perfect Age in the Book of the Duchess
Notes
Bibliography
Index.