'NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT': LOOKING HOMEWARD IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE.
The article explores how medieval writers reinterpret classical ideas of homesickness and attachment to one's native land, presenting nostalgia as both a natural impulse and a potential spiritual danger. Topics include the moral symbolism of backward glances and exile;the adaptation of Ovidian and c...
| Publicado en: | Medium Aevum Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 14 - 41 |
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Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature
2025
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| Sumario: | The article explores how medieval writers reinterpret classical ideas of homesickness and attachment to one's native land, presenting nostalgia as both a natural impulse and a potential spiritual danger. Topics include the moral symbolism of backward glances and exile;the adaptation of Ovidian and classical themes in medieval texts;and the redirection of earthly longing toward a heavenly patria. |
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