{"product_id":"the-song-of-troilus-9781512809442","title":"The Song of Troilus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of modern authorship in the formal experimentation of medieval writers. Thomas C. Stillinger analyzes a sequence of narrative books that are in some way constructed around lyric poems: Dante's \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e, Bocaccio's \u003ci\u003eFilostrato\u003c\/i\u003e, and Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e. The shared aim of these texts, he argues, is to imagine and achieve an unprecedented \u003ci\u003eauctoritas\u003c\/i\u003e: a \"lyric authority\" that combines the expressive subjectivity of courtly love poetry with the impersonal authority of Biblical commentary. Each of the three establishes its own formal and intertextual dynamics; in complex and unexpected ways, the hierarchies of Latin learning are charged with erotic force, allowing the creation of a new vernacular Book of Love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is a linked series of incisive close readings. Each chapter defines and investigates a range of philological, intertextual, and theoretical problems; in addition to explicating his three principal texts, Stillinger offers important insights into a range of medieval traditions, from Psalm commentary to Trojan historiography to Ricardian political satire. At the same time, \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated narrative of cultural change and a searching meditation on history, desire, and writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Troilus\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and highly readable study of three major medieval texts; it will be of compelling interest to students and scholars of medieval literature, and to all those exploring the history of authorship and the implications of literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas C. Stillinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48292113875195,"sku":"9781512809442","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781512809442.jpg?v=1772484172","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-song-of-troilus-9781512809442","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}