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Representing Righteous Heathens in Late Medieval England /

This book surveys the appearances of righteous heathens or virtuous pagans in travel literature, chronicles, romances, and sermons, as well as in the work of Langland, Chaucer and Gower. Grady also illustrates the way these figures have been used to explore a variety of historical, cultural and form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grady, Frank (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Series:New Middle Ages.
Subjects:
Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
History of Religion.
History of Science.
Medieval Literature.
Classical literature.
History.
Literature, Medieval.
Religion > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book surveys the appearances of righteous heathens or virtuous pagans in travel literature, chronicles, romances, and sermons, as well as in the work of Langland, Chaucer and Gower. Grady also illustrates the way these figures have been used to explore a variety of historical, cultural and formal literary issues.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 214 pages)
ISBN:9781137123671
DOI:10.1007/978-1-137-12367-1