Medieval writings on sex between men : : Peter Damian's the book of Gomorrah and Alain de Lille's the plaint of nature / / introduced and translated from the Latin by David Rollo.
What happens if a cleric breaks his vows of sexual abstinence? What happens if the cleric in question does so repeatedly with other men of his vocation? Eleventh-century theologian Peter Damian provides a response. What happens if an author uses metaphor as a metaphor signifying and excoriating male...
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| Superior document: | Explorations in medieval culture ; Volume 19 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Explorations in medieval culture ;
Volume 19. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Notes: | David Rollo translates, for the first time together, Peter Damian’s Book of Gomorrah and Alain de Lille’s The Plaint of Nature, the most famous medieval writings on male same-sex relations. He also provides critical commentaries to situate both in historical and cultural context. |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- General Introduction
- 1 Peter Damian, The Book of Gomorrah
- 2 Alain de Lille, The Plaint of Nature
- 3 Importance to Medieval Studies
- 4 Existing Translations
- 5 Approach to Translation, Notes, and Sources
- 6 Terminology
- Part 1: Peter Damian, The Book of Gomorrah (Liber Gomorrhianus)
- Peter Damian: Life
- Critical Commentary
- Text
- Part 2: Alain de Lille, The Plaint of Nature (De planctu Naturae)
- Alain de Lille: Life
- Critical Commentary
- Text
- Bibliography
- Index.