Böcker av Peter Dronke

Peter Dronke illuminates a unique literary tradition: the narrative that mixes prose with verse. Highlighting a wide range of text, he defines and explores the creative ways in which mixed forms were used in Europe from antiquity through to the 13th century.

Provides an introduction to the medieval lyric during the period 850-1300, which includes a preface and substantial bibliographical indications. This work analyses one of the major lyrical genres and centres on critical discussion of lyrics, with generous quotation of texts and translations.

Peter Dronke explores Dante's great poem 'The Divine Comedy', by explaining allegory, vision, image, metaphor, symbol and myth, which were prevalent in medieval Latin traditions. He focuses on certain moments in Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso then relates them into Dante's rich and varied Latin inheritance, which brings the poetry to life for the reader.

This volume presents a series of analyses of particular poems and problems of literary history, illustrating the many sides of medieval poetry and the interactions of learned, popular and courtly traditions.

This title presents a picture of the contributions made by women writers to western literature from the 3rd century to the 13th. The emphasis throughout is on personal testimonies, and on texts that have notable literary or intellectual interest.