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Le Livre Du Chemin De Long Estude
''Le livre du chemin de long estude'' ("The book of the path of long study") is a first-person Dream vision, dream allegory by Christine de Pizan. Composed in 1402–03, it presents a critique of the moral state of the world and particularly France, lamenting the results of warfare. The poem was dedicated to Charles VI of France; Christine de Pizan presented the first manuscript to John, Duke of Berry. Philip the Bold, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Queen Isabeau of Baveria also received copies. Contents As the first-person narrator sits in her study, she reads Boethius's ''The Consolation of Philosophy'', which cheers her momentarily and, as she falls asleep, prompts a vision in which the Cumaean Sibyl comes to her and takes her on a journey to Mount Parnassus, the abode of philosophers and poets, then to the Holy Land and Asia, and ends at the Earthly Paradise, of which the Christine narrator is offered a vision and explanation. The journey cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Vision
A dream vision or ''visio'' is a literary device in which a dream or vision is recounted as having revealed knowledge or a truth that is not available to the dreamer or visionary in a normal waking state. While dreams occur frequently throughout the history of literature, visionary literature as a genre began to flourish suddenly, and is especially characteristic in early medieval Europe. In both its ancient and medieval form, the dream vision is often felt to be of divine origin. The genre reemerged in the era of Romanticism, when dreams were regarded as creative gateways to imaginative possibilities beyond rational calculation. This genre typically follows a structure whereby a narrator recounts their experience of falling asleep, dreaming, and waking, with the story often an allegory. The dream, which forms the subject of the poem, is prompted by events in their waking life that are referred to early in the poem. The ‘vision’ addresses these waking concerns through the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |