Author: HENRY, AVRIL (ED. )
Title: The Pilgrimage of the Lyfe of the Manhode [2 Volumes] Translated Anonymously Into Prose from the First Recension of Guillaume de Deguileville's Poem le Pèlerinage de la Vie Humaine. Vol. I: Introduction and Text & Vol. Ii: Explanatory Notes, Bibliography, and Glossary
Description: Early English Text Society, 1985. Hardcover. ISBN: 0197222900. Vol 1: very light shelfwear NF- no DJ. Vol 2: very minor shelfwear NF- no DJ. ; Vol 1: ISBN: 0197222900, 1985, xcv & 356 pp & Vol 2: ISBN: 0197222943, 1988, 357-615 pp. ; Early English Text Society No. 288 & No. 292; 451 pages; This book presents the first full account and critical edition of The Pilgrimage of the Life of Manhode based on the anonymous Middle English prose translation, of the First Recension of the long vision poem, Le P`elerinage de la Vie humaine. Once thought to be diffuse, Henry shows that this lively allegory is an intricate and effective structure stemming from the same theological foundation as works by Chaucer, Langland, and the Gawain-poet.. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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