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Architrenius (Hardcover)
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Architrenius (Hardcover)
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
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Architrenius, a satirical allegory in dactylic hexameters completed
in 1184 by the Norman poet Johannes de Hauvilla, follows the
journey of its eponymous protagonist, the "arch-weeper," who stands
in for an emerging class of educated professionals tempted by money
and social standing. Architrenius's quest for moral instruction
leads through vivid tableaux of the vices of school, court, and
church, from the House of Gluttony to the Palace of Ambition to the
Mount of Presumption. Despite the allegorical nature of
Architrenius, its focus is not primarily religious. Johannes de
Hauvilla, who taught at an important cathedral school, probably
Rouen, uses his stylistic virtuosity and the many resources of
Latin poetry to condemn a secular world where wealth and preferment
were all-consuming. His highly topical satire anticipates the comic
visions of Jean de Meun, Boccaccio, and Chaucer. This edition of
Architrenius brings together the most authoritative Latin text with
a new English translation of an important medieval poem.
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