The Roman de la Rose in Its Philosophical Context: Art, Nature, and Ethics

by Jonathan Morton

The Roman de la rose in its Philosophical Context offers a new interpretation of the long and complex medieval allegorical poem written by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun in the thirteenth century, a work that became one of the most influential works of vernacular literature in the European Middle Ages. The scope and sophistication of the poem's content, especially in Jean's continuation, has long been acknowledged, but this is the first book-length...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198816669
• ISBN13: 9780198816669
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"