Testament of Love

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

AvThomas Usk,R. Allen Shoaf,R Allen Shoaf

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Thomas Usk, a fourteenth-century bureaucrat and scrivener, is known primarily for his Testament of Love. Likely composed between 1385–1386 after the author was imprisoned for his political alliances, the Testament follows a personified Love descending into Usk’s prison cell and engaging him in an extensive theological discussion. Chief among the protagonist’s complaints is his longing for Margarite, his lady love, though other topics include a quasi-feminist defense of women, the functions of the law, his political discontent, and the nature of free will. In his dream-vision, Usk draws inspiration from Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy, as well as Chaucer and Gower, in his prolific exploration of Christian sentimentality. R. Allen Shoaf presents the first edition since the nineteenth century, provides glosses and notes to render the Middle English text accessible, and rethinks the relationship between Usk and his more famous literary contemporaries—namely, William Langland and Geoffrey Chaucer.

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Utgivningsdatum1998-06-01
Mått178 x 254 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieTEAMS Middle English Texts Series
Antal sidor471
FörlagMedieval Institute Publications
ISBN9781580440011

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PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductioni. Nature of the Projectii. Usk's Biographyiii. Overview of The Testament of Lovea. Plotb. Sourcesc. Imageryd. Themese. Ideologyiv. Usk and His Contemporariesv. Importance of The Testament of Lovevi. Guide to this Editiona. The Transcriptionb. Transcription Conventionsc. How to Read this Editiond. Glosses and Glossarye. Annotationsf. The Problem of the Broken Sequence of Book 3g. Hypertext VersionSelect Bibliography (with Annotations) Summary of The Testament of LoveThe Testament of LovePrologueBook 1Book 2Book 3NotesIntroductionList of AbbreviationsPrologueBook 1Book 2Book 3Appendices1. The Pearl (TL 2.12 and 3.1) 2. The Appeal of Thomas Usk against John Northampton (TL 1.6-8) 3. St. Anselm's De Concordia (Sections Relevant to TL)