The Dedalus Book of Medieval Literature: The Grin of the Gargoyle
Murdoch, Brian
ISBN 10: 187398202X ISBN 13: 9781873982020
Published by Dedalus Ltd, 1996
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Brian Murdoch provides an alternative view of the Middle Ages, showing the anarchy and decadence which lurked below the surface of a devout and conformist society. The grinning gargoyle, which mocked the solemnity of Gothic cathedrals, symbolises the violence, depravity and irreverence inherent in man which could not be suppressed by the church. Texts translated from the prose, chronicles and verse of the period, such as the Trial of Gilles de Rais, Boccaccio's Decameron, I Have a Gentil Cok,A Black Mass and Metrical Verses on the Subject of his Prick, reveal the wilder aspects of medieval man. Brian Murdoch has assembled and translated texts from Medieval Latin, Old French, Italian, Scots Gaelic, Cornish, Old and Middle English, Old Irish and Welsh which will redefine the Middle Ages for the modern reader.
About the Author: Brian Murdoch is Professor of German at the University of Stirling and a specialist on medieval and renaissance literature.
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Title: The Dedalus Book of Medieval Literature: The...
Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition