Glamorous sorcery : magic and literacy in the High Middle Ages /

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Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rollo, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2000.
Colección:Medieval cultures ; v. 25.
Temas:
Benoît, > de Sainte-More, > active 12th century > Criticism and interpretation.
Benoît, > de Sainte-More, > 12e s > Critique et interprétation.
Benoît, > de Sainte-More, > active 12th century
To 1500
Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern > England > History and criticism.
Literature and history > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Anglo-Norman literature > History and criticism.
Literacy > England > History > To 1500.
Magic in literature.
Prose latine médiévale et moderne > Angleterre > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et histoire > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
Littérature anglo-normande > Histoire et critique.
Magie dans la littérature.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
Anglo-Norman literature
Historiography
Intellectual life
Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern
Literacy
Literature and history
Magic in literature
Great Britain > History > To 1485 > Historiography.
England > Intellectual life > 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1485 > Historiographie.
Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 1066-1485.
England
Great Britain
Computer network resources.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Introduction; 1. William of Malmesbury: Magic and Prestige; 2. Geoffrey of Monmouth and John of Salisbury: Themes of Credulity; 3. Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Magic and Vernacular Fiction; 4. William FitzStephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Bureaucratic Power and Fantasies of Literate Control; 5. Gerald of Wales: Writing for the Crowned Ass of England; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

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