The Allegory of Love: A Study In Medieval Tradition (Canto Classics)

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One especially surprising moment occurs in Lewis' analysis of The Flower and the Leaf. Since it is a rare passage where Lewis says something that sounds LGBTQ+ affirming, I will quote it at length: The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition ( 1936), by C. S. Lewis ( ISBN 0192812203), is an exploration of the allegorical treatment of love in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which was published on 21 May 1936. [1] Credit where credit is due: Lewis argues that in studying analogy we need to differentiate between surface and depth layers. In particular, Lewis suggests that the depth structure of Spenser's Faerie Queene doesn't correspond to the surface structure. Below the surface of the Italian epic is the daily life of the Mediterranean. The text is structured as a survey of the major works in the Christian cannon of allegory. Since there isn't a single thread running through the work, I'm afraid my commentary will comprise little more than scattered observations. Although much of the writing is scholarly, Lewis' humor peeks through. I encourage you, if you're interested in medieval poetry, to not be put off by the scholarly. The analysis of the poems is extremely well done and well worth reading.

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allegorical tradition but never got beyond the young Chaucer. His allegories serve as a rather unsuitable or initially metaphorical) technique. But the Psycho­mache is not a good poem. “While it is true that the bellum intestinum is the root of all though he was not a particularly talented one. The Testament of Love, writ­ten in prison toward the end of his Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-10-07 06:01:24 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Boxid IA40729419 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdiscabled External-identifier seemed most strictly bound to the past is big with the promise, or the threat of the future” [233]. As a result, inby a pitched battle” [68]. A better image is that of a journey. This is why Seneca may remind us of Bunyan and why

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writes in a realistic rather than an alle­gor­i­cal mode. Like Chaucer in Troilus (