Middle English Marvels : Magic, Spectacle, and Morality in the Fourteenth Century /

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"A multidisciplinary interpretation of representations of magic in fourteenth-century romances, and how these texts link magic, spectacle, and morality in distinctive ways. By representing supernatural marvels in vivid visual detail, these texts encourage reactions of wonder that have moral eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Tara, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Romances, English.
Marvelous, The, in literature.
Magic in literature.
Literature and morals.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Litterature et morale.
Merveilleux dans la litterature.
Magie dans la litterature.
Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique.
Romances, English > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"A multidisciplinary interpretation of representations of magic in fourteenth-century romances, and how these texts link magic, spectacle, and morality in distinctive ways. By representing supernatural marvels in vivid visual detail, these texts encourage reactions of wonder that have moral effects within and beyond the narrative"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9780271081786

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