The tempter's voice : language and the fall in medieval literature /

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Why was the story of Adam, Eve, and the Serpent so important to medieval literary culture? Eric Jager argues that during the Middle Ages the story of the Fall was incorporated into a comprehensive myth about language. Drawing on a wide range of texts, Jager shows how patristic and medieval authors u...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jager, Eric, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Bible. > Genesis, III > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Bible. > Genesis, III > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Bible > A.T. > Genèse. > III > Critique, interprétation, etc. > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Bible > A.T. > Genèse. > III > Critique, interprétation, etc. > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
30-1500
Fall of man in literature.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Chute de l'homme dans la littérature.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Medieval.
Literature, Medieval.
Sündenfall
Literatur
Erbsünde
Letterkunde.
Zondeval.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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The Tempter's Voice : Language and the Fall in Medieval Literature /
by Jager, Eric, 1957-
Published 1993
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Electronic eBook
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