Medieval Literary Theory and Criticism, c.1100-c.1375 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198111983 ISBN 13 : 9780198111986

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1988

Synopsis

This anthology of texts in translation covers one of the most important branches of medieval literary theory and criticism, the commentary-tradition, in one of the most significant periods of its development. The majority of the texts are here translated for the first time. They offer discussion of such topics as fiction and fable (in classical poetry and in the Bible); the ethical effects and purpose of literature; authorship and authority; the function of biography in literary interpretation; stylistic and didactic modes of writing; literary form and structure; allegory and literal-historical sense; symbolism; imagination and imagery; the moralization of classical texts; the status of poetry within the hierarchy of the human arts and sciences; and the prestige and purpose of vernacular literature. The editors have attempted to be representative, illustrating the continuities and the new developments, the typical and the exceptional, the well-known and the relatively obscure. The selections are fully annotated, and provided with introductions which form a linked series of essays towards the history of medieval literary theory and criticism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This anthology of texts in translation, here presented in a fully revised and updated form, covers the single most important branch of medieval literary theory and criticism, the commentary tradition, in one of the most significant periods of its development. The majority of the texts are here translated for the first time; most of the translations have been prepared specially for this edition. They offer discussion of such topics as fiction and fable (in classical poetry and in the Bible); the ethical effects and purpose of literature; authorship and authority; the function of biography in literary interpretation; stylistic and didactic modes of writing; literary form and structure; allegory and literal-historical sense; symbolism; imagination and imagery; the semiotics of words and things, the moralization of classical texts; the status of poetry within the hierarchy of the human arts and sciences; and the prestige and purpose of vernacular literature. The selections are fully annotated and provided with introductions which form a linked series of essays towards the history of medieval literary theory and criticism.

Revue de presse

`Superbly executed, this is an extremely impressive and important book for medievalists, literary critics, theorists and cultural historians alike. It will be a standard work for a long time.' Times Higher Education Supplement

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0198111983
• ISBN 13: 9780198111986
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Éditeur: Minnis Alastair J., Etc., Scott A.B., Wallace David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible