The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages: Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction

Author:   Jesse Gellrich
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9781501740701


Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 August 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages: Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction


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This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights of such thinkers as Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Barthes, and Derrida to explore the continuity of medieval ideas about speaking, writing, and texts.

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Author:   Jesse Gellrich
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781501740701


ISBN 10:   1501740709
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 August 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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One of the most successful attempts yet to apply contemporary literary theory to medieval poetry. -- A.J. Minnis * Times Literary Supplement *


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Jesse M. Gellrich is Professor of English at Louisiana State University. She is the author of The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages: Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction and Discourse and Dominion in the Fourteenth Century: Oral Contexts of Writing in Philosophy, Politics, and Poetry.

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