Nature and Medieval Literature

This book describes how medieval authors represent the natural world - both seeing it in terms of natural and animal forces and meanings, but also as a different domain that can cast a revealing and critical light on the human and urban world.

About the author

Stephen Knight is retired honorary research professor at the University of Melbourne, and formerly distinguished research professor at Cardiff University.

Summary

This book describes how medieval authors represent the natural world – both seeing it in terms of natural and animal forces and meanings, but also as a different domain that can cast a revealing and critical light on the human and urban world.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Knight
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781837721023
• ISBN: 978-1-83772-102-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: New Century Chaucer
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; NATURE / General, Literature, Nature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, natural history, Stephen, medieval, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Knight, Literature: history & criticism, British Isles, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval