{"product_id":"the-dedalus-book-of-medieval-brian-murdoch-9781873982020","title":"The Dedalus Book of Medieval Literature: The Grin of the Gargoyle","description":"Brian Murdoch provides an alternative view of the Middle Ages, showing the anarchy and decadence which lurked below the surface of a devout and conformist society. The grinning gargoyle, which mocked the solemnity of Gothic cathedrals, symbolises the violence, depravity and irreverence inherent in man which could not be suppressed by the church. \u003cbr\u003eTexts translated from the prose, chronicles and verse of the period, such as the Trial of Gilles de Rais, Boccaccio's Decameron, I Have a Gentil Cok, A Black Mass and Metrical Verses on the Subject of his Prick, reveal the wilder aspects of medieval man. \u003cbr\u003eBrian Murdoch has assembled and translated texts from Medieval Latin, Old French, Italian, Scots Gaelic, Cornish, Old and Middle English, Old Irish and Welsh which will redefine the Middle Ages for the modern reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Murdoch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 187398202X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781873982020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dedalus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 4.95w x 0.75d","brand":"Brian Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075105353983,"sku":"9781873982020","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed000019-8713-496f-85ee-4003bf5e8bec.jpg?v=1685457637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dedalus-book-of-medieval-brian-murdoch-9781873982020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}