Triumphant Orfeo: Spiritual allegory in «Sir Orfeo»

The Middle English lai Sir Orfeo combines elements from the Greco-Roman, Christian, and Northern European folkloric traditions in a narrative which is both a successful romance and a text informed by Christian allegory. Through an examination of the poem's possible sources and analogues, I dem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Støa, Heidi
Other Authors: Jamie Fumo (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2008
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22008