S. Shimomura
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2007
9781403972040
Odd Bodies and Visible Ends in Medieval Literature
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2007
ISBN13: 9781403972040
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
The New Middle Ages
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This study traces how medieval audiences judge bodies from Doomsday visions to beauty contests. Employing cultural and formalist approaches, this study breaks new ground on the historical obsession about ends and changes, reflected in different genres spanning several hundred years.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781403972040
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Serie:The New Middle Ages
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: Time and the Audiences of Visual Judgment Visualizing Judgment in Anglo-Saxon England: Illumination, Metaphor, and Christ III "Sum vnto bale and sum to blis": From Binary Judgment to Romance Closure "Unto hir lyves ende": Time and the Wife of Bath's Remembered Bodies Conclusion: Romance Ends, or Transforming Closure in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight