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Death and Purgatory in Middle English Didactic Poetry

[Hardback]

by Takami Matsuda

    • Author

      Takami Matsuda

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Boydell & Brewer Ltd

    • Published

      October 1997

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      Death and Purgatory in Middle English Didactic Poetry

      Today's Price £45.87

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      Purgatory has been the focus of much literary and historical attention since Jacques Le Goff's important 'Naissance du Purgatoire'(1981), but this is the first book-length study to trace its development, reception and influence in Middle English literature. Following a survey of the doctrine of Purgatory and its cultural reception, the book explores the two major Middle English genres in which it is discussed, visions of the afterlife, and didactic and homiletic treatises on death. In a detailed examination of these, along with sermons and lyrics, the author argues that such writings tend to be structured around the dualism of salvation and damnation, heaven and hell, with no intermediary alternative; at the same time the efficacy of intercession in the alleviation of suffering is repeatedly stressed. The book goes on to suggest that the influence of Purgatory was to provide a more pragmatic and optimistic attitude towards death and the afterlife, as reflected in such poems as the Vernon lyrics. TAKAMI MATSUDA is Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Literature at Keio University.

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      • Author

        Takami Matsuda

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Boydell & Brewer Ltd

      • Published

        October 1997

      • Weight

        586g

      • Page Count

        292

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9780859915076

      • ISBN-10

        0859915077

      • Eden Code

        1197088

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      • Author/Creator: Takami Matsuda

      • ISBN: 9780859915076

      • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

      • Release Date: October 1997

      • Weight: 586g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 1197088

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