Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 8013
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Crockett , Bryan.
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  • Title: Venus Unveiled: Lydgate’s “Temple of Glas” and the Religion of Love [Although Lydgate’s allegorical poem strikes modern readers as long-winded and boring, it is actually an interesting ironic treatment of frustrated love that achieves its effect by reworking literary influences (especially Chaucer’s dream visions). While the poem appears to be a straightforward praise of Venus and erotic love, numerous Classical references and allusions to inconstant women run throughout the work. Thus, Lydgate actually believes that trusting in erotic love (and women in general) leads to disaster. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Mediaevalia 14, ( 1988): Pages 201 - 230. 1991 (for 1988)
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Allegory Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet Dreams in Literature Irony Literature- Verse Love in Literature Lydgate, John, Poet- Temple of Glas Misogyny in Literature Sources Venus (Mythological Figure)
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 15
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Iowa
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  • Year of Publication: 1988.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available