Politics of Middle English Parables - Fiction, Theology, and Social Practice

This study explores how writers reconciled provocative biblical stories with late-medieval culture. Highlighting the many variations and points of conflict across renditions of the same story, the book unfolds a creative theological discourse through which writers attempted to re-construct Christian belief and practice.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Teaching unreasonable tales: the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard
2 Stories for revising the self: the parable of the Prodigal Son
3 Examinations of social conscience: the parable of Dives and Lazarus
4 Ethical allegories: the parable of the Good Samaritan
5 Paradox formed into story: the parables of the Wedding Feast and Great Supper
Epilogue: Writing parabolic fiction: Langland's pardon episode
Index

About the author

Mary Raschko is Assistant Professor of English at Whitman College

Summary

This study explores how writers reconciled provocative biblical stories with late-medieval culture. Highlighting the many variations and points of conflict across renditions of the same story, the book unfolds a creative theological discourse through which writers attempted to re-construct Christian belief and practice. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Mary Raschko
• Assisted by: Anke Bernau (Editor), David Matthews (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781526131171
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3117-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture; Manchester Medieval Literature; Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture; Manchester Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, Religion & beliefs, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Religion and beliefs, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval