{"product_id":"john-lydgates-dance-of-death-and-related-works-9781580443807","title":"John Lydgate's 'Dance of Death' and Related Works","description":"This volume joins new editions of both texts of John Lydgate's \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, related Middle English verse, and a new translation of Lydgate's French source, the \u003ci\u003eDanse macabre\u003c\/i\u003e. Together these poems showcase the power of the \u003ci\u003edanse macabre\u003c\/i\u003e motif, offering a window into life and death in late medieval Europe. In vivid, often grotesque, and darkly humorous terms, these poems ponder life's fundamental paradox: while we know that we all must die, we cannot imagine our own death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan L. Cook is an Assistant Professor of English at Colby College. Elizaveta Strakhov is an assistant professor of English at Marquette University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Medieval Institute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690529128722,"sku":"9781580443807","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_367050ed-ddc6-4154-be9c-0b368387503c.jpg?v=1761738417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-lydgates-dance-of-death-and-related-works-9781580443807","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}