Description
John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421-22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the problem of poetic authority and the political and ethical themes of Lydgate's poetic career in the 1420s, when he was writing as a Lancastrian propagandist and as unofficial royal poet.
About the Author
Robert R. Edwards is Professor of English and comparative literature at Penn State. He specializes in medieval literature, with particular interests in Chaucer, continental and Latin literary relations, and authorship in trilingual England.
Book Information
ISBN 9781580440745
Author John Lydgate
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Medieval Institute Publications
Publisher Medieval Institute Publications
About the Author
Robert R. Edwards is Professor of English and comparative literature at Penn State. He specializes in medieval literature, with particular interests in Chaucer, continental and Latin literary relations, and authorship in trilingual England.
Book Information
ISBN 9781580440745
Author John Lydgate
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Medieval Institute Publications
Publisher Medieval Institute Publications
