Dreaming of Cockaigne : medieval fantasies of the perfect life /

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Author / Creator:	Pleij, Herman, author.
Uniform title:	Dromen van Cocagne. English
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 533 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Civilization, Medieval. Cockaigne in literature. Cockaigne. Literature, Medieval. Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500. Civilization, Medieval. Cockaigne. Cockaigne in literature. Literature, Medieval. Social history -- Medieval. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133631

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Other authors / contributors:	Webb, Diane, translator.
ISBN:	9780231529211 023152921X 0231117027 0231117035 9780231117036 9780231117029 0231117027
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-514) and index.
Summary:	Imagine a dreamland where roasted pigs wander about with knives in their backs to make carving easy, where grilled geese fly directly into one's mouth, where cooked fish jump out of the water and land at one's feet. The weather is always mild, the wine flows freely, sex is readily available, and all people enjoy eternal youth. Such is Cockaigne. Portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise that served to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to allay anxieties.
Other form:	Print version: Pleij, Herman. Dromen van Cocagne. English. Dreaming of Cockaigne. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001

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