{"product_id":"the-perfect-age-of-mans-life-paperback-9780521129824","title":"The Perfect Age of Man's Life (Paperback) 9780521129824","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Perfect Age of Man's Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1986, this is an investigation of one particular aspect of what is usually called the Ages of Man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Dove (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521129824, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1986, this is an investigation of one particular aspect of what is usually called the Ages of Man. Human beings seem always to have divided up their lives into separate stages: this book argues that the medieval understanding of the age in the middle of man's life was very different from contemporary ideas. Middle age in the Middle Ages did not have dim and negative associations. Instead, it was typically perceived as a 'perfect' age, an age of fulfilment which reached its consummation in the redemption brought about by Christ in his perfect age. The implications of this for medieval understanding of the series of the ages are discussed here for the first time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Middle Age of Man's Life: 1. In the middle of the way\u003cbr\u003e 2. Numbering ages and naming the middle age\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ages of woman's life\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Maturity, full of ripenesse'\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'Secrete diminution'\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Perfect Age of Man's Life: 6. The perfect age and the ages of the soul\u003cbr\u003e 7. The perfect age and the perfect man\u003cbr\u003e 8. The perfect age and the ages of the world\u003cbr\u003e 9. The perfect age and the image of the wheel\u003cbr\u003e 10. The perfect age and the De Lisle Psalter\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Perfect Age in Ricardian Poetry: 11. 'Myddel age' in Piers Plowman\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'Hy time' in Piers Plowman\u003cbr\u003e 13. 'Myhty youthe' in Confessio Amantis\u003cbr\u003e 14. 'Hyghe eldee' in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003cbr\u003e 15. The 'ryght yong' man and Lady Perfect Age in the Book of the Duchess\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005271527704,"sku":"9780521129824","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521129824i_46e753b1-c4d2-49e1-9153-8282dfb532ab.jpg?v=1691372053","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-perfect-age-of-mans-life-paperback-9780521129824","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}