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Readings in Medieval Textuality: Essays in Honour of A.C. Spearing
Chriti Mariacervone
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Hardback. Essays on a variety of topics in late medieval literature, linked by an engagement with form. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Essays on a variety of topics in late medieval literature, linked by an engagement with form. The insight that "the implications of textuality as such" can and must underlie our interpretations of literary works remains one of A.C. Spearing's greatest contributions to medieval studies. It is a tribute to the breadth and significance of his scholarship that the twelve essays gathered in his honour move beyond his own methods and interests to engage variously with "textuality as such," presenting a substantial and expansive view of current thinking on form in late medieval literary studies. Covering a range of topics, ... Read more
Essays on a variety of topics in late medieval literature, linked by an engagement with form. The insight that "the implications of textuality as such" can and must underlie our interpretations of literary works remains one of A.C. Spearing's greatest contributions to medieval studies. It is a tribute to the breadth and significance of his scholarship that the twelve essays gathered in his honour move beyond his own methods and interests to engage variously with "textuality as such," presenting a substantial and expansive view of current thinking on form in late medieval literary studies. Covering a range of topics, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844464
SKU
V9781843844464
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About Chriti Mariacervone
The late Derek Pearsall was Emeritus Gurney Professor of Middle English Literature at Harvard University; he wrote extensively on Chaucer, Gower, Langland and Lydgate, including biographies of Chaucer and Lydgate, an edition of the C-text of Langland's Piers Plowman.
Reviews for Readings in Medieval Textuality: Essays in Honour of A.C. Spearing
The analyses included in this volume are likely to generate new knowledge and understanding into the future.
PARERGON
[Offers] fascinating insights not just into how we read in late medieval English liter-ary studies but also into how we learn to read in this field.
JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
PARERGON
[Offers] fascinating insights not just into how we read in late medieval English liter-ary studies but also into how we learn to read in this field.
JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY