Medieval Poetics of the Reliquary - Enshrinement, Inscription, Performance

Through interdisciplinary readings of medieval literature and devotional artifacts, The Medieval Poetics of the Reliquary shows how reliquaries shaped ideas about poetry and poetics in late-medieval England.

List of contents

The Poetics of Enshrinement Silent Inscription, Spoken Ceremony: Saint Erkenwald and the Enshrined Judge The N-Town Assumption's Impossible Reliquary Enshrining Form: Pearl as Inscriptional Object and Devotional Event Reliquaries of the Mind: Figuration, Enshrinement, and Performance in The Pardoner's Tale Conclusion: A Lyric Poetics of Enshrinement

About the author

SEETA CHAGANTI is Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of California, USA.

Summary

Through interdisciplinary readings of medieval literature and devotional artifacts, The Medieval Poetics of the Reliquary shows how reliquaries shaped ideas about poetry and poetics in late-medieval England.

Product details

• Authors: S Chaganti, S. Chaganti, Seeta Chaganti
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2016
• EAN: 9781349372454
• ISBN: 978-1-349-37245-4
• No. of pages: 261
• Series: The New Middle Ages; The New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; B, Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry and Poetics, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Classical literature, Classical and Antique Literature, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval, History of Medieval Europe, Europe—History—476-1492, England;lyric;medieval literature;poetics;poetry