Whitehead, Christiania, 1969-

Castles of the mind : a study of medieval architectural allegory / Christiania Whitehead.

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2003.

x, 324 pages ; 23 cm.

Religion & culture in the Middle Ages

A study of the use of architectural allegory to symbolize religious and ideological systems in the Middle Ages. Assessing major texts such as Chaucer's 'House of Fame' as well as lesser-known works, it charts the evolution of this tradition in relation to social, political and religious contexts.

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Literature, Medieval History and criticism.
Allegory.
Architecture in literature.
Architecture and literature History To 1500.
Littérature médiévale Histoire et critique.
Allégorie.
Architecture dans la littérature.
allegories (literary genre)
Architecture and literature
Literature, Medieval
Allegorieën.
Bouwkunst.
Letterkunde.

Allegory.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Allegories.
Allégories.

Religion & culture in the Middle Ages.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 229807
Cote: PN56.A5 W45 2003
Statut: Disponible