Jane Gilbert

Living Death in Medieval French and English Literature (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Medieval literature contains many figures caught at the interface between life and death - the dead return to place demands on the living, while the living foresee, organize or desire their own deaths. Jane Gilbert's original study examines the ways in which certain medieval literary texts, both English and French, use these 'living dead' to think about existential, ethical and political issues. In doing so, she shows powerful connections between works otherwise seen as quite disparate, including Chaucer's Book of the Duchess and Legend of Good Women, the Chanson de Roland and the poems of Francois Villon. Written for researchers and advanced students of medieval French and English literature, this book provides original, provocative interpretations of canonical medieval texts in the light of influential modern theories, especially Lacanian psychoanalysis, presented in an accessible and lively way.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511855832
• Artikelnr.: 38206987

Autorenporträt

Dr Jane Gilbert is a chartered environmentalist and waste management professional, who has been involved in the composting sector for over twenty years. She is the former CEO of the UK Composting Association and co-founder of the European Compost Network. Jane originally trained as a microbiologist, has a doctorate in biochemistry and an MBA. She currently provides consultancy and writing services, and works with national and international non-governmental organizations. Jane has authored a number of technical composting books and has presented at conferences in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. She has recently launched Carbon Clarity Press, specializing in publishing resources to inspire sustainable living. Jane lives in Northamptonshire, England, with her husband, two children and cat. When not running around after them, she likes to spend time in her garden, making compost, of course! For further information visit: www.carbon-clarity.com

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: living death
1. Roland and the second death
2. The knight as thing: courtly love in the non-cyclic prose Lancelot
3. The Ubi Sunt? Topos in Middle French: sad stories of the death of kings
4. Ceci n'est pas une marguerite: anamorphosis in Pearl
5. Becoming woman in Chaucer: on ne naît pas femme, on le devient en mourant
Conclusion: living dead or dead-in-life?