Title The medieval tradition of Thebes : history and narrative in the OF Roman de Thèbes, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Lydgate / by Dominique Battles

Published New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 235 pages) Series Studies in medieval history and culture Studies in medieval history and culture. Contents Chapter Introduction Statius in the Middle Ages -- chapter 1 The OF Roman de Thèbes: The Ancients vs. the Moderns -- chapter 2 Boccaccio's Teseida and the Destruction of Troy -- chapter 3 Restoring Thebes: Chaucer's Theban Poems -- chapter 4 Faulty Connections: The Theban Context of the Troilus -- chapter 5 John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes: Breaking the Theban Curse Summary The first comprehensive study of the classical legend of Thebes in the Middle Ages Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Polynices (Greek mythological figure) -- In literature Eteocles, King of Thebes (Mythological character) -- In literature SUBJECT Eteocles, King of Thebes (Mythological character) fast Polynices (Greek mythological figure) fast Subject Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism. Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature. Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500 Sibling rivalry in literature. Rhetoric, Medieval. TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Literature Literature, Medieval Narration (Rhetoric) Rhetoric, Medieval Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature Sibling rivalry in literature SUBJECT Thebes (Greece) -- In literature Subject Greece -- Thebes Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 2003022423 ISBN 020350285X 9780203502853 9786610154401 6610154406 9780415969932 041596993X 1135879508 9781135879501 1280154403 9781280154409 1135879494 9781135879495

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