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10. Alchemical Readings of the Romance of the Rose
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Rethinking the Rose 1
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Part I. Reading The Rose: Guillaume de Lorris
- 1.The Play of Temporalities; or, The Reported Dream of Guillaume de Lorris 21
- 2. “Cele [qui] doit estre Rose Clamee” (Rose, Vv. 40–44): Guillaume’s Intentionality 39
- 3. From Rhyme to Reason: Remarks on the Text of the Romance of the Rose 65
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Part II. Reading the Rose: Jean de Meun
- 4. Jean de Meun and the Ancient Poets 81
- 5. Language and Dismemberment: Abelard, Origen, and the Romance of the Rose 101
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Part III. The Illuminated Rose
- 6. Ekphrasis, Iconoclasm, and Desire 133
- 7. Illuminating the Rose: Gui de Mori and the Illustrations of MS 101 of the Municipal Library, Tournai 167
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Part IV. The Reception of the Rose in France
- 8. Authors, Scribes, Remanieurs: A Note on the Textual History of the Romance of the Rose 203
- 9. Discourses of the Self: Christine de Pizan and the Romance of the Rose 234
- 10. Alchemical Readings of the Romance of the Rose 262
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Part V. The Reception of the Rose Outside France
- 11. The Bare Essential: The Landscape of II Fiore 289
- 12. A Romance of a Rose and Florentine: The Flemish Adaptation of the Romance of the Rose 304
- 13. Feminine Rhetoric and the Politics of Subjectivity: La Vieille and the Wife of Bath 316
- Appendix: Author Portraits and Textual Demarcation in Manuscripts of the Romance of the Rose 359
- Index 375
- Contributors 385
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Rethinking the Rose 1
-
Part I. Reading The Rose: Guillaume de Lorris
- 1.The Play of Temporalities; or, The Reported Dream of Guillaume de Lorris 21
- 2. “Cele [qui] doit estre Rose Clamee” (Rose, Vv. 40–44): Guillaume’s Intentionality 39
- 3. From Rhyme to Reason: Remarks on the Text of the Romance of the Rose 65
-
Part II. Reading the Rose: Jean de Meun
- 4. Jean de Meun and the Ancient Poets 81
- 5. Language and Dismemberment: Abelard, Origen, and the Romance of the Rose 101
-
Part III. The Illuminated Rose
- 6. Ekphrasis, Iconoclasm, and Desire 133
- 7. Illuminating the Rose: Gui de Mori and the Illustrations of MS 101 of the Municipal Library, Tournai 167
-
Part IV. The Reception of the Rose in France
- 8. Authors, Scribes, Remanieurs: A Note on the Textual History of the Romance of the Rose 203
- 9. Discourses of the Self: Christine de Pizan and the Romance of the Rose 234
- 10. Alchemical Readings of the Romance of the Rose 262
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Part V. The Reception of the Rose Outside France
- 11. The Bare Essential: The Landscape of II Fiore 289
- 12. A Romance of a Rose and Florentine: The Flemish Adaptation of the Romance of the Rose 304
- 13. Feminine Rhetoric and the Politics of Subjectivity: La Vieille and the Wife of Bath 316
- Appendix: Author Portraits and Textual Demarcation in Manuscripts of the Romance of the Rose 359
- Index 375
- Contributors 385