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The Assembly of Gods

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Anonymous English dream vision allegory produced, probably, in the third quarter of the 15th century. Blends didacticism with the mythological and the courtly, and seeks to bring Reson and Sensualy...
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The Assembly of Gods, which was published near the end of the fifteenth century, is an allegorical dream vision poem. It is notable for its strange mixture of both classical and Christian sources, in which the classical pantheon debates over the moral state of an individual, in an attempt to bring Reson and Sensualyte into balance in the individual. This text is suitable for all levels of students with its introduction explaining the cultural and linguistic context of the text, as well as a gloss and notes. This volume is invaluable to those teaching courses on late medieval allegory and dream poems.
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Price: £17.50
Pages: 168
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications
Series: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series
Publication Date: 01 October 1999
ISBN: 9781580440226
Format: Paperback
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry

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Jane Chance is Professor of English at Rice University, where she has taught since 1973. Her research interests center on mythology and myth-making, the reception of classical mythology and medieval Latin literature in the Middle Ages, particularly in England (especially in relation to Chaucer and Gower); medieval women writers (Christine de Pizan in particular) and the study of gender; and modern medievalism (Tolkien in particular).
Acknowledgments Introduction Select Bibliography The Assembly of Gods The Interpretation of the Names of Gods and Goddesses (Table of Gods and Goddesses) Banquet of Gods and Goddesses Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Glossary