The politics of Middle English parables : fiction, theology, and social practice /

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The politics of Middle English parables examines the dynamic intersection of fiction, theology and social practice in late-medieval England. Parables occupy a prominent place in Middle English literature, appearing in dream visions and story collections as well as in lives of Christ and devotional t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Raschko, Mary (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester (England) : Manchester University Press, [2019]
Series:Manchester medieval literature and culture ; 23.
Subjects:
Bible > Parables.
Bible > Paraboles.
Bible
1100-1500
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Politics in literature.
Religion in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Religion dans la littérature.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
English literature > Middle English
Politics in literature
Religion in literature
Literary criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Parables
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Teaching unreasonable tales: the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard; Stories for revising the self: the parable of the Prodigal Son; Examinations of social conscience: the parable of Dives and Lazarus; Ethical allegories: the parable of the Good Samaritan; Paradox formed into story: the parables of the Wedding Feast and Great Supper; Epilogue: Writing parabolic fiction: Langland's pardon episode; Bibliography; Index

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