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This textual and intertextual analysis of the dialogue in Jean de Meun''s Roman de la Rose combines specific close readings of texts with a rich theoretical argument to establish Reason''s moral primacy in the poem''s economy.

Originally published in 1984.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Foreword, pg. ix*1. The Uneage of Lady Reason, pg. 1*2. Looking for Love in Carthage, pg. 64*3. Words and Things, pg. 97*4. Augustinus and Franciscus, pg. 136*Afterword, pg. 184*Index, pg. 189

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691612645, 978-0691612645
      ISBN10: 0691612641

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This textual and intertextual analysis of the dialogue in Jean de Meun''s Roman de la Rose combines specific close readings of texts with a rich theoretical argument to establish Reason''s moral primacy in the poem''s economy.

      Originally published in 1984.

      The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Foreword, pg. ix*1. The Uneage of Lady Reason, pg. 1*2. Looking for Love in Carthage, pg. 64*3. Words and Things, pg. 97*4. Augustinus and Franciscus, pg. 136*Afterword, pg. 184*Index, pg. 189

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