Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature Wounds of Desi
This book offers analyses of texts from medieval France influenced by Ovid’s myth of Narcissus including the Lay of Narcissus, Alain de Lille’s Plaint of Nature, René d’Anjou’s Love-Smitten Heart, Chrétien de Troyes’s Story of the Grail and Guillaume de M
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Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature Wounds of Desire Nicholas Ealy
The New Middle Ages Series Editor Bonnie Wheeler English and Medieval Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
The New Middle Ages is a series dedicated to pluridisciplinary studies of medieval cultures, with particular emphasis on recuperating women’s history and on feminist and gender analyses. This peer-reviewed series includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14239
Nicholas Ealy
Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature Wounds of Desire
Nicholas Ealy University of Hartford West Hartford, CT, USA
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Acknowledgments
The seeds of this project were planted in a graduate seminar I took at Emory University with Claire Nouvet. It is here I was introduced to the myth of Narcissus, a tale whose complexity has not ceased fascinating and challenging me. I will always be grateful to Claire, whose instruction pushed me to question and explore the endless puzzles this myth and its legacy pose regarding the human condition. Special thanks also go to Lori Walters, whose graduate seminars at Florida State University cultivated my love for medieval literature. It is with her I first read some of the texts that shape the argument for this book. I must also thank those teachers of mine who served
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