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Spanish and Portuguese Society for English Renaissance Studies
2005
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- "To lerne you to dye when ye wyll": John Skelton and the Ars Moriendí tradition Juan Manuel CASTRO CARRACEDO Lengua y Literatura TIte transition to the Renaissance in the earlv vears of the sixteen th century was marked by the appearance the Artes Moriendi, manuals for spiritual - and so metimes practical - preparation for 'ol the last moment. The imm inence of death abandoned its depressing aspect and a didactic, businesslike approach evolved with great success. Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde, among others, introduced this tradi tion in England , which became ex tremely popular in few years. [ohn Skelton seemed to be attracted to this tradition and traces of its imprint can be found in some of his co mpositions . However, the authorship of an authentic Ars Moriendi, so mething he explicitly claimed for in The Garlande of Laurell, is al least dubious. This paper exa mines the analogies between Skelton and the Ars Moriendi tradition and ex plores the pcssibil ity of an existence of such a work 2005 artículo científico 1135-7789 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=333527601001 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3335 SEDERI Yearbook application/pdf Spanish and Portuguese Society for English Renaissance Studies SEDERI Yearbook (España) Num.15