{"product_id":"imagined-romes-c-david-benson-9780271083216","title":"Imagined Romes: The Ancient City and Its Stories in Middle English Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores the conflicting representations of ancient Rome--one of the most important European cities in the medieval imagination--in late Middle English poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the capital of a great pagan empire whose ruined monuments still inspired awe in the Middle Ages, Rome, the seat of the pope, became a site of Christian pilgrimage owing to the fame of its early martyrs, whose relics sanctified the city and whose help was sought by pilgrims to their shrines. C. David Benson analyzes the variety of ways that Rome and its citizens, both pre-Christian and Christian, are presented in a range of Middle English poems, from lesser-known, anonymous works to the poetry of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate. Benson discusses how these poets conceive of ancient Rome and its citizens--especially the women of Rome--as well as why this matters to their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn insightful and innovative study, \u003ci\u003eImagined Romes \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses a crucial lacuna in the scholarship of Rome in the medieval imaginary and provides fresh perspectives on the work of four of the most prominent Middle English poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. David Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271083212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271083216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"C. David Benson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427380281599,"sku":"9780271083216","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cc06a94-8587-4acc-a088-63d60687b108.jpg?v=1761579204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imagined-romes-c-david-benson-9780271083216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}