Representing Righteous Heathens in Late Medieval England
Author | : F. Grady |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137123671 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137123672 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book Representing Righteous Heathens in Late Medieval England written by F. Grady and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the appearances of righteous heathens or virtuous pagans in travel literature, chronicles, romances, and sermons, as well as in the work of Langland, Chaucer and Gower. Grady also illustrates the way these figures have been used to explore a variety of historical, cultural and formal literary issues.