Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition by Hugh White (9780191674693)

Description - Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition by Hugh White

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.

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(November 2000)

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Nature, Sex, and Goodness in a Medieval Literary Tradition

Hugh White

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