The Motifs and Characters in the Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy and in the Laud Troy Book

The Motifs and Characters in the Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy and in the Laud Troy Book
Author: Walter Wilflingseder
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781433100123

Both the alliterative Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy (c. 1400) and the Laud Troy Book (c. 1400), a metrical romance, deal with the lives and feats of chivalric heroes and place special emphasis on the psychological effects of love. This book is a study of the motifs in John Clerk's and the Laud-poet's narratives and of their characterization of the Trojan War's principal actors. Both writers used the same source, but their preferences for motifs and their attitudes toward the persons involved were often quite different. Thirteen illustrations, mainly from medieval Guido manuscripts, serve as a stimulus to those who want to know more about the medieval understanding of the Trojan War.

The Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy

The Gest Hystoriale of the Destruction of Troy
Author: Guido Delle Colonne
Publisher: Arkose Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781344945394

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