Literary Theory and Criticism in the Later Middle Ages

by Ardis Butterfield (Edited by), Ian Johnson (Edited by), Andrew Kr

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Literary Theory and Criticism in the Later Middle Ages Interpretation, Invention, Imagination Reasserts the central importance of medieval scholastic literary theory through a collection of newly-commissioned expert essays. Ardis Butterfield (Edited by), Ian Johnson (Edited by), Andrew Kraebel (Edited by) 9781108492393 (SKU 3293481), Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 20 April 2023 348 pages 23.5 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.65 kg 'From Gillespie's opening tribute, the book comes full circle with a concluding bibliography of Minnis's publications to date, compiled by Gina Marie Hurley and Clara Wild - a research project in itself. To survey Alastair Minnis's career from such a vantage point is to be struck once again not only by the enduring value of what has already been achieved under his broadly interdisciplinary remit for medieval literary studies, but also by the extent to which approaches rooted in the analysis of scholastic intellectuality and practice continue to bear fruit.' David Lavinsky, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies This collection makes a new, profound and far-reaching intervention into the rich yet little-explored terrain between Latin scholastic theory and vernacular literature. Written by a multidisciplinary team of leading international authors, the chapters honour and advance Alastair Minnis's field-defining scholarship. A wealth of expert essays refract the nuances of theory through the medium of authoritative Latin and vernacular medieval text

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2023
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 1108492398
• Condition: Very Good

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