Roman de la Rose: A Study in Allegory and Iconography

Hardback

Main Details

Title Roman de la Rose: A Study in Allegory and Iconography
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John V. Fleming
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:298
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691648576
ClassificationsDewey:841.1
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Since the Roman de la Rose had tremendous influence on the poetry of the fourteenth century, particularly on the works of Deschamps, Machaut, Froissart, and Chaucer, Professor Fleming maintains that it is important for the modern reader to understand what this influential moral satire meant to readers of the medieval period. Basing his interpretati