Vulnus amoris The Transformations of "Love's Wound" in Medieval Romance Literatures
The concept of love's wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature - with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane....
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
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Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The concept of love's wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature - with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane. The imagery of love's wound is analysed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations. |
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Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), by-nc-nd/4.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (213 p.) |
ISBN: | 9783110721645 9783110721805 9783110721737 |