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Consolation in Medieval Narrative: Augustinian Authority and Open Form
C. Schrock
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Description for Consolation in Medieval Narrative: Augustinian Authority and Open Form
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Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .
Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The New Middle Ages
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137453358
SKU
V9781137453358
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About C. Schrock
Chad D. Schrock is Assistant Professor of English at Lee University, USA.
Reviews for Consolation in Medieval Narrative: Augustinian Authority and Open Form
"Schrock demonstrates how Augustine's understanding of time and approach to Scriptural interpretation opened up a profoundly creative space for human self-reflection in the Middle Ages. Combining criticism, philosophy, theology, and history in a dazzling piece of scholarship, Schrock's book functions as a moving piece of consolatory literature in its own right. A very important book by an outstanding scholar." -Ephraim ... Read more