Conditioning the Soul: Spiritual Athleticism in Medieval English Theology and Literature
- Author / Editor
- Eyler, Joshua R.
Conditioning the Soul: Spiritual Athleticism in Medieval English Theology and Literature
- Published
- DAI A67.05 (2006): n.p.
- Description
- Eyler considers the Pauline concept of "spiritual athleticism" (a means of struggling with temptation) in hagiographic literature and in canonical medieval English texts, including CT. Argues that the spiritual athlete moves from "trope in early medieval English texts to metaphorical construct in late medieval and early modern English literature."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales - General.