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9780815628255

Orpheus in the Middle Ages

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815628255

  • ISBN10:

    0815628250

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-05-01
  • Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
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Summary

John B. Friedman takes the reader through the journey of a myth -- where Orpheus becomes an Orpheus-Christus, a courtly knight and the writer of love lyrics.

Author Biography

John Block Friedman is visiting professor of English at Kent State University, Salem, and professor emeritus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
ix
Preface to the Paperback Edition xiii
Preface xv
Introduction
1(12)
Moses' Pupil: The Orpheus Who Came out of Egypt
13(25)
Orpheus-Christus in the Art of Late Antiquity
38(48)
Oraia-phonos and Eur-dike in Hell
86(60)
King Orpheus and His Queen in Medieval Romance
146(67)
Notes 213(28)
Bibliography 241(20)
Index 261

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