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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S Chaganti, S. Chaganti, Seeta Chaganti
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.2016
• EAN: 9781349372454
• ISBN: 978-1-349-37245-4
• Pagine: 261
• Serie: The New Middle Ages; New Middle Ages
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; 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