Dreaming of Cockaigne : Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life
by
Herman Pleij
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0231117027
ISBN-13
9780231117029
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Imprint
Columbia University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 7th, 2001
Print length
544 Pages
Weight
932 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 16.00 x 3.90 cms
Product Classification:
European historyEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500Folklore, myths & legends
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Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife.
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