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The Game and Playe of the Cheese - Couverture souple

Caxton, William

 
9781580441308: The Game and Playe of the Cheese
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1580441300 ISBN 13 : 9781580441308
Editeur : Medieval Institute Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Despite its title, Caxton's Game and Playe of the Chesse does not, in fact, have much to say about a game or about playing it ... Instead, the work uses the chessboard and its pieces to allegorize a political community whose citizens contribute to the common good. Readers first meet the king, queen, bishops (imagined as judges), knights, and rooks, here depicted as the king's emissaries. They are then introduced to the eight different pawns, who represent trades that range from farmers to messengers ... Paired with each profession is a list of moral codes ... These pairings reinforce the idea of a kingdom organized around professional ties and associations, ties that are in turn regulated by moral law. - from the Introduction

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À propos de l'auteur

Jenny Adams, Associate Professor, holds a PhD and an AM in English Literature from the University of Chicago, and a BA in English Literature and French Language and Literature from UCLA. She has taught a wide variety of courses including: Chaucer, Arthurian Legends, Major British Authors, Medieval Dream Poetry, Medieval Travel Narratives, Utopian/Dystopias, Old English, and Society and Literature.

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Éditeur
Medieval Institute Publications
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1580441300
ISBN 13 
9781580441308
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
164
Éditeur
Adams Jenny
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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