Chrétien de Troyes's reference to Macrobius on the art of description is indicative of the link between the vernacular literary tradition of rewriting and the Latin tradition of imitation. Crucial to this study are writings that bridge the span between elementary school exercises in imitation and the masterpieces of the art in Latin and French. The book follows the development of the medieval art of imitation through Macrobius and commentaries on Horace's Art of Poetry and then applies it to the interpretation of works on the Trojan War, consent in love and marriage, and lyric and vernacular insertions.
- ISBN10 9004115609
- ISBN13 9789004115606
- Publish Date 29 October 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 318
- Language English
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