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<p>The article argues that John Lydgate’s <italic>Guy of Warwick</italic> is an innovative version of the Guy of Warwick legend as it emphasizes the feelings of its characters. Furthermore, it also openly intends to evoke emotions in its audience. The poem requires to be read in light of the newly emerged field of the history of medieval emotions since the social context of Lydgate’s <italic>Guy</italic> is more visible from this perspective. The poem offers an admixture of religious and secular feelings. As a result, the final scenes of bidding farewell to Guy by Felice and by the community have to be seen as related both to Guy as a hero and as a saint.</p>
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The article argues that John Lydgate’s Guy of Warwick is an innovative version of the Guy of Warwick legend as it emphasizes the feelings of its characters. Furthermore, it also openly intends to evoke emotions in its audience. The poem requires to be read in light of the newly emerged field of the history of medieval emotions since the social context of Lydgate’s Guy is more visible from this perspective. The poem offers an admixture of religious and secular feelings. As a result, the final scenes of bidding farewell to Guy by Felice and by the community have to be seen as related both to Guy as a hero and as a saint.

John Lydgate’s <italic>Guy of Warwick</italic> and Fifteenth-Century Emotions

Studia Anglica Posnaniensia

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John Lydgate’s  and Fifteenth-Century Emotions

The article argues that John Lydgate’s Guy of Warwick is an innovative version of the Guy of Warwick legend as it emphasizes the feelings of its characters....

John Lydgate’s Guy of Warwick and Fifteenth-Century Emotions

Published Online: Feb 12, 2022

Page range: 209 - 233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0023

Keywords
History of emotions, John Lydgate, Guy of Warwick, religious and secular feelings, holiness

© 2021 Anna Czarnowus, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

John Lydgate’s Guy of Warwick and Fifteenth-Century Emotions

Published Online: Feb 12, 2022

Page range: 209 - 233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0023

KeywordsHistory of emotions, John Lydgate, Guy of Warwick, religious and secular feelings, holiness

© 2021 Anna Czarnowus, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
History of emotions, John Lydgate, Guy of Warwick, religious and secular feelings, holiness