Three Temptations : : Medieval Man in Search of the World / / Donald Roy Howard.
A study of the medieval idea that defined the "world" as recorded in I John 2:16-the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Conflict in Troilus and Criseyde, Piers Plowman, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is explored.Originally published in 1966.The Princet...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1966 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE. Medieval Literature and the History of Ideas
- CHAPTER TWO. The Three Temptations
- CHAPTER THREE. Courtly Love and the Lust of the Flesh: Troilus and Criseyde
- CHAPTER FOUR. The Body Politic and the Lust of the Eyes: Tiers Plowman
- CHAPTER FIVE. Chivalry and the Pride of Life: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- CHAPTER SIX. The Search for the World
- INDEX