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OverviewVernacular writers of late medieval England were engaged in global conversations about orthodoxy and heresy. Entering these conversations with a developing vernacular required lexical innovation. The Language of Heresy in Late Medieval English Literature examines the way in which these writers complemented seemingly straightforward terms, like heretic, with a range of synonyms that complicated the definitions of both those words and orthodoxy itself. This text proposes four specific terms that become collated with heretic in the parlance of medieval English writers of the 14th and 15th centuries: jangler, Jew, Saracen, and witch. These four labels are especially important insofar as they represent the way in which medieval Christianity appropriated and subverted marginalized or vulnerable identities to promote a false image of unassailable authority. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erin K. WagnerPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter ISBN: 9781501519239ISBN 10: 1501519239 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 14 May 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationErin K. Wagner is an associate professor of English and Humanities at SUNY Delhi. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |