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Transforming talk : the problem with gossip in late medieval England /

In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip's social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip, Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influenc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Susan E., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "Janglynge in cherche" : pastoral practice and idle talk
  • Chaucerian small talk
  • "Sisteris in schrift" : gossip's confessional kinship
  • The gospel according to gossips, or how gossip got its name
  • Conclusion.