Medieval Theory of Authorship : Scholastic Literary Attitudes in the Later Middle Ages.
Title:
Medieval Theory of Authorship : Scholastic Literary Attitudes in the Later Middle Ages.
Author:
Minnis, Alastair.
ISBN:
9780812205701
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (370 pages)
Series:
The Middle Ages Series
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the Reissued Second Edition -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Style -- Introduction: The Significance of the Medieval Theory of Authorship -- 1: Academic Prologues to 'Auctores' -- 2: Prologues to Scriptural 'Auctores' -- 3: Authorial Roles in the 'Literal Sense' -- 4: Literary Forms in the 'Literal Sense' -- 5: Literary Theory and Literary Practice -- Epilogue: The Familiar Authors -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Latin terms -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
Available again with a new preface, this classic work of medieval literary scholarship argues that discussion of late-medieval literary works has tended to derive its critical vocabulary from modern, not medieval, theory, and offers instead a conceptual equipment which is at once historically valid and theoretically illuminating.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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