Rhetoric of the Anchorhold - Space, Place and Body Within the Discourses of Enclosures

Klappentext This volume of essays focuses on religious reclusion in England--commonly referred to as anchoritic enclosure--which reached the height of its popularity! particularly for women! in the later Middle Ages. Examining this extraordinary phenomenon of voluntary! permanent solitary enclosure in a cell attached to a church from a number of different perspectives! "Rhetoric of the Anchorhold" demonstrates how the rhetoric of this form of enclosure became a key part of religious discourse. Exploring how the anchorhold's associations traveled into lay culture! this volume argues for the centrality of anchoritic spirituality to the religious climate of the Middle Ages in spite of its seemingly marginalized--and solitary--status. Zusammenfassung Examines from a variety of perspectives! and offers a range of interpretations! of the type of rhetoric associated with the anchoritic experience during the Middle Ages and draws conclusions on the many purposes of that rhetoric.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Herbert McAvoy
• Assisted by: Liz Herbert McAvoy (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2008
• EAN: 9780708321300
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2130-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages; Religion & Culture in the Midd; Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Space, Body, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, of, Place, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Rhetoric, Discourses, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Enclosures, within, Anchorhold