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xi, 176 pages : frontispiece ; 20 cm |
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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".--"The castle of love".--Bestiary: |
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Lion, Eagle, Whale, Siren.--Lapidary: Diamond, Sapphire, Amethyst. Geratite, Cheildonius, Coral, Hellotrope, Pearl, Pantheros; Symbolism of the carbuncia; Symbolism of the twelve stones.--Homily: Concerning miracle plays, games, and minstrelay. Satire: The song of the University of Paris. The land of Cockaygne. The complaint of the husbandman, Sir Penny.--Lay: Sir Orfeo.--Notes. |
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Literature, Medieval.
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English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Modernized versions.
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Legends.
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