Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1973 - 5/31/1974

Funding Totals

$11,250.00 (approved)
$11,250.00 (awarded)


The Earthly Paradise in Medieval Poetry

FAIN: FB-11970-73

Kenneth A. Bleeth
Connecticut College (New London, CT 06320-4125)

To write a book on the idea of "Earthly Paradise" in medieval poetry. Works by Dante, Chaucer and Strassburg will be examined. The uses of traditional materials of Christian exegesis in medieval poetry will be the focus of the study.