Orpheus in Middle Ages

Author: John B. Friedman Series: Medieval Studies

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

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

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

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

Description

This is a new edition of Friedman's classic examination of the myth of Orpheus in the late antique and medieval periods. Friedman discusses Christian, Jewish and romantic secular `portraits' of Orpheus, and considers artistic, literary and philosophical sources. In this edition the original text remains unchanged, but the bibliography has been updated.

Critic Reviews

“This learned, illuminating and delightful book shows a masterly breadth of range, covering the classical, Jewish, patristic and medieval material, both literary and iconographical.”

Original and admirable . . . Friedman ties these studies together in a beautifully documented, well written book which would be a fine addition to any library.-- "Choice"
-- "Heythrop Journal"

About the Author

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