The Testament of Love Paperback / softback
by Thomas Usk
Edited by R. Allen Shoaf
Part of the TEAMS Middle English Texts Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Shoaf here presents a hitherto neglected Middle English text for both undergraduate and graduate classrooms: Thomas Usk's The Testament of Love.
Left unpublished since the nineteenth century, Usk's modern edition includes glosses, notes, and a contextualizing introduction to assist students of all levels in approaching Usk's Middle English poem.
The fourteenth-century work describes Love descending to Usk's prison cell, and the two engaging in a long, theological conversation reminiscent of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy.
Notable for its idiosyncratic imagery, wide variety of themes, and Christian sentimentality, The Testament of Love is a fascinating text to be studied in any Middle English classroom.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:471 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication Date:01/06/1998
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- ISBN:9781580440011
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:471 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication Date:01/06/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9781580440011
