{"product_id":"the-song-of-troilus-lyric-authority-in-the-medieval-book-hardback-9780812231441","title":"The Song of Troilus; Lyric Authority in the Medieval Book (Hardback) 9780812231441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLyric Authority in the Medieval Book\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas C. Stillinger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812231441\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 November 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 2 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 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\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e, Bocaccio's \u003ci\u003eFilostrato\u003c\/i\u003e, and Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e. The shared aim of these texts, he argues, is to imagine and achieve an unprecedented \u003ci\u003eauctoritas\u003c\/i\u003e: a \"lyric authority\" that combines the expressive subjectivity of courtly love poetry with the impersonal authority of Biblical commentary. Each of the three establishes its own formal and intertextual dynamics; in complex and unexpected ways, the hierarchies of Latin learning are charged with erotic force, allowing the creation of a new vernacular Book of Love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is a linked series of incisive close readings. Each chapter defines and investigates a range of philological, intertextual, and theoretical problems; in addition to explicating his three principal texts, Stillinger offers important insights into a range of medieval traditions, from Psalm commentary to Trojan historiography to Ricardian political satire. At the same time, \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated narrative of cultural change and a searching meditation on history, desire, and writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and highly readable study of three major medieval texts; it will be of compelling interest to students and scholars of medieval literature, and to all those exploring the history of authorship and the implications of literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555706466584,"sku":"9780812231441","price":40.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-song-of-troilus-lyric-authority-in-the-medieval-book-hardback-9780812231441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}