Objects of affection : The book and the household in late medieval England /

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This study investigates the affective agency of the book, through the emotional literacy training that a single codex provided a late-medieval English household. It demonstrates how MS Ashmole 61 affirms both the physical and moral agency of nonhumans, who fashion spiritually generous and socially m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seaman, Myra (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Middle Ages.
Literature, Medieval.
Books and reading.
English literature > Middle English.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Moyen Âge.
Litterature medievale > Histoire et critique.
Litterature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Books and reading > England > History > To 1500.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This study investigates the affective agency of the book, through the emotional literacy training that a single codex provided a late-medieval English household. It demonstrates how MS Ashmole 61 affirms both the physical and moral agency of nonhumans, who fashion spiritually generous and socially mindful human household members.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9781526143822

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