Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

by Hugh White

Overview

This book examines the moral status of the natural in writings by Alan of Lille, Jean de Meun, John Gower, Geoffrey Chaucer, and others, showing how—particularly in the erotic sphere—the influences of nature are not always conceived as wholly benign.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198187301
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

St Catherine's College, Oxford

Table of Contents

Academic Natures
The Moral Status of the Natural in Middle English Vernacular Writings
Natura Vicaria Dei
The Roman de la Rose
Further French Natures
Gower
Chaucer
Works Cited
Index