Reading Myth: Classical Mythology and Its Interpretations in Medieval French Literature

by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

This book explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-twelfth century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks: What were the purposes of transforming classical myth? Which techniques did poets use to integrate classical subject matter into their own texts? Was a special interpretive tradition created for vernacular texts?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804728100
• ISBN13: 9780804728102
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"