Spiritual and Material Boundaries in Old French Verse: Contemplating the Walls of the Earthly Paradise - Hardcover
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Spiritual and Material Boundaries in Old French Verse: Contemplating the Walls of the Earthly Paradise
The Earthly Paradise was a vibrant symbol at the heart of medieval Christian geographies of the cosmos. As humanity's primal home now lost through the sins of Adam of Eve, the Earthly Paradise figured prominently in Old French tales of lands beyond the mundane world. This study proposes a fresh look at the complex roles played by the Earthly Paradise in three medieval French poems: Marie d...
Jacob Abell is a medievalist at Baylor University where his work focuses on ecocriticism, religious studies, and the digital humanities. His most recent publication focuses on the poetics of trauma in Dante and the Caribbean poet Aimé Césaire.
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