Idleness working : the discourse of love's labor from Ovid through Chaucer and Gower / Gregory M. Sadlek.
| Author/creator | Sadlek, Gregory M., 1950- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xii, 298 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The discourse of love's labor and its cultural contexts -- Labor omnia vincit: Roman attitudes toward work and leisure and the discourse of love's labor in Ovid's Ars amatoria -- Noble servitium: aspects of labor ideology in the Christian middle ages and love's labor in the De amore of Andreas Capellanus -- Homo artifex: monastic labor ideologies, urban labor, and love's labor in Alan of Lille's De planctu naturae -- Repose travaillant: the discourse of love's labor in the Roman de la rose -- The vice of Acedia and the gentil occupacion in Gower's Confessio amantis -- Love's bysinesse in Chaucer's amatory fiction. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-281) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003018202 |
| ISBN | 0813213738 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN682.L68 S24 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |