The idea of the book in the Middle Ages : language theory, mythology, and fiction /

This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gellrich, Jesse M., 1942- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Criticism and interpretation. Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 400-1500 Books > Europe > History > 400-1450. Literature, Medieval > History and criticism. Transmission of texts. Learning and scholarship > Europe > History > Medieval, 500-1500. Literary studies: classical, early & medieval. LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval. Books Learning and scholarship > Medieval Literature, Medieval Transmission of texts Europe Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval dictionaries. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Dictionaries. Dictionnaires.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
[1] The Argument of the Book : Medieval Writing and Modern Theory
[2] The Semiology of Space in the Middle Ages: On Manuscript Painting, Sacred Architecture, Scholasticism, and Music
[3] The Language of Mythology : On Medieval Grammar and Hermeneutics
[4] Dante's Liber Occultorum and the Structure of Allegory in the Commedia
[5] The Origin of Language Reconsidered : Chaucer's House of Fame
[6] Problems of Misreading: The "Prologue" to The Legend of Good Women
[7] I nterpreting the "Naked Text" in the "General Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales
[8] Retrospect: On Historical Change
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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