Love and Virtue in Middle English and Middle Scots Poetry by Dominika Ruszkiewicz

Love and Virtue in Middle English and Middle Scots Poetry by Dominika Ruszkiewicz

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The book provides the first comprehensive study of love and ethics in late medieval poems written by Geoffrey Chaucer, James I, Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. It shows how the ideas on love, virtue, and human well-being were disseminated between England and Scotland and adjusted to meet cultural changes.

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Love and Virtue in Middle English and Middle Scots Poetry by Dominika Ruszkiewicz

The book provides the first comprehensive study of love and ethics in late medieval poems written by Geoffrey Chaucer, James I, Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. It shows how the ideas on love, virtue, and human well-being were disseminated between England and Scotland and adjusted to meet cultural changes.

Dominika Ruszkiewicz is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Modern Languages at the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków. Her main field of study is Middle English and Middle Scots poetry, with a particular focus on Geoffrey Chaucer, James I, Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas.

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ISBN 13 9783631861738
ISBN 10 3631861737
Title Love and Virtue in Middle English and Middle Scots Poetry
Author Magdalena Bator
Series Studies In English Medieval Language And Literature
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Peter Lang AG
Year published 2021-10-22
Number of pages 238
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