Sincerity In Medieval English Language And Literature

Author : Graham Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137540690

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Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature by Graham Williams Pdf

This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the author demonstrates how changes in the relationship between outward expression and inward emotions changed English language and literature. While the early chapters reveal that the notion of sincerity was a Christian intervention previously absent from Germanic culture, the latter part of the book provides more focused studies of contrition and love. In doing so, the author argues that under the rubric of courtesy these idealized emotions influenced English in terms of its everyday pragmatics and literary style. This fascinating volume will be of broad interest to scholars of medieval language, literature and culture.

Author : Graham T. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : English literature
ISBN : 1349712302

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Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature by Graham T. Williams Pdf

This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the author demonstrates how changes in the relationship between outward expression and inward emotions changed English language and literature. While the early chapters reveal that the notion of sincerity was a Christian intervention previously absent from Germanic culture, the latter part of the book provides more focused studies of contrition and love. In doing so, the author argues that under the rubric of courtesy these idealized emotions influenced English in terms of its everyday pragmatics and literary style. This fascinating volume will be of broad interest to scholars of medieval language, literature and culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350150379

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Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World by Anonim Pdf

Compunction was one of the most important emotions for medieval Christianity; in fact, through its confessional function, compunction became the primary means for an affective sinner to gain redemption. Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World explores how such emotion could be expressed, experienced and performed in medieval European society. Using a range of disciplinary approaches – including history, philosophy, art history, literary studies, performance studies and linguistics – this book examines how and why emotions which now form the bedrock of modern western culture were idealized in the Middle Ages. By bringing together expertise across disciplines and medieval languages, this important book demonstrates the ubiquity and impact of compunction for medieval life and makes wider connections between devotional, secular and quotidian areas of experience.

Author : Alice Jorgensen
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843847052

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Emotional Practice in Old English Literature by Alice Jorgensen Pdf

An examination of how emotions were practised and performed through Old English texts.Scholarship is increasingly interested in investigating concepts of emotion found in Old English literature. This study takes the next step, arguing that both heroic and religious texts were vehicles for emotional practice - that is, for doing things with emotion. Using case studies from heroic poetry (Beowulf, The Battle of Brunanburh and The Battle of Maldon), religious poetry (Christ I and Christ III) and homilies (selections from the Vercelli Book, Blickling Homilies and the works of Wulfstan), it shows via detailed close readings that texts could be used to act out emotional styles, manage the emotions arising from specific events, and negotiate relationships both within social groups and with God. Meanwhile, a chapter on the Old English Boethius explores how the control of unruly emotions is theorized as the transfer of attachment from the things of this world to the things of the divine. Overall, the volume offers new angles on the social functions of genres and questions of reception and performance; and it gives insight into how early medieval people used emotions to relate to their world, temporal and eternal. angles on the social functions of genres and questions of reception and performance; and it gives insight into how early medieval people used emotions to relate to their world, temporal and eternal. angles on the social functions of genres and questions of reception and performance; and it gives insight into how early medieval people used emotions to relate to their world, temporal and eternal. angles on the social functions of genres and questions of reception and performance; and it gives insight into how early medieval people used emotions to relate to their world, temporal and eternal.

Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118902233

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A New Companion to Chaucer by Peter Brown Pdf

The extensively revised and expanded version of the acclaimed Companion to Chaucer An essential text for both established scholars and those seeking to expand their knowledge of Chaucer studies, A New Companion to Chaucer is an authoritative and up-to-date survey of Chaucer scholarship. Rigorous yet accessible, this book helps readers to identify current debates, recognize historical and literary context, and to understand how particular concepts and theories affect the interpretation of Chaucer’s texts. Chaucer specialists from around the globe offer contributions that range from updates of long-standing scholarship on biography, language, women, and social structures, to original research in new areas such as ideology, the afterlife, patronage, and sexuality. In presenting conflicting perspectives and ideological differences, this stimulating volume encourages readers to explore additional paths of inquiry and engage in lively and informed debate. Each chapter of the Companion, organized by issues and themes, balances textual analysis and cultural context by grounding the reader in existing scholarship. Key issues from specific passages are discussed with an annotated bibliography provided for reference and further reading. Compiled with all students of Chaucer in mind, this important volume: Presents contributions from both established and emerging specialists Explores the circumstances in which Chaucer wrote, such as the political and religious issues of his time Includes numerous close readings of selected poems Provides points of entry to a wide range of approaches to Chaucer’s works Incorporates original research, fresh perspectives, and updated additions to Chaucer scholarship A New Companion to Chaucer is a valuable and enduring resource for scholars, teachers, and students of medieval literature and medieval studies, as well as the general reader interested in interpretations and historical contexts of Chaucer’s writings.

Author : Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009322911

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Pragmatics in the History of English by Laurel J. Brinton Pdf

This book is a state-of-the-art overview of English historical pragmatics, covering a range of topics, including pragmatic markers, speech representation, address terms, speech acts, politeness, and registers, genres and style. It is essential reading for both students and scholars of English linguistics and historical linguistics.

Author : Marco Duranti,Emanuel Stelzer
Publisher : Skenè. Texts and Studies
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9788846768377

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A Feast of Strange Opinions: Classical and Early Modern Paradoxes on the English Renaissance Stage 1.2 by Marco Duranti,Emanuel Stelzer Pdf

This volume originates as a continuation of the previous volume in the CEMP series (1.1) and aims at furthering scholarly interest in the nature and function of theatrical paradox in early modern plays, considering how classical paradoxical culture was received in Renaissance England. The book is articulated into three sections: the first, “Paradoxical Culture and Drama”, is devoted to an investigation of classical definitions of paradox and the dramatic uses of paradox in ancient Greek drama; the second, “Paradoxes in/of Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama” looks at the functions and uses of paradox in the play-texts of Shakespeare and his contemporaries; finally, the essays in “Paradoxes in Drama and the Digital” examine how the Digital Humanities can enrich our knowledge of paradoxes in classical and early modern drama.

Author : Vittorio Tantucci
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108484824

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Language and Social Minds by Vittorio Tantucci Pdf

Proposes a new empirical model to analyse how humans can express social cognition at different levels of complexity.

Author : Bettelou Los,Chris Cummins,Lisa Gotthard,Alpo Honkapohja,Benjamin Molineaux
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258199

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English Historical Linguistics by Bettelou Los,Chris Cummins,Lisa Gotthard,Alpo Honkapohja,Benjamin Molineaux Pdf

This volume drawn from the 20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL, Edinburgh 2018) focuses on the role of language contact in the history of English. It showcases a wide variety of historical linguistic approaches, including ‘big data’ analyses of large corpora, dialectological methods, and the study of translated texts. It also breaks new ground by applying relevant insights from other fields, among them postcolonial linguistics and anthropology. This pluralistic approach brings new and under-studied issues within the scope of explanation, and challenges some long-held assumptions about the nature of historical change in English. The volume will be of interest to an audience interested in the history of English, and the impact of its contact with Viking Age Norse, Old French, and Latin.

Author : Leon Guilhamet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : England
ISBN : 0773501894

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The Sincere Ideal by Leon Guilhamet Pdf

Author : Venetia Bridges,Corinne Saunders
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843846161

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Medieval Romance, Arthurian Literature by Venetia Bridges,Corinne Saunders Pdf

Essays; medieval romance; Arthurian Iiterature; Elizabeth Archibald.

Author : Leon Guilhamet
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780773592940

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Sincere Ideal by Leon Guilhamet Pdf

Author : Murray Andrews
Publisher : BAR British Series
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UCBK:C118869273

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Coin Hoarding in Medieval England and Wales, C. 973-1544 by Murray Andrews Pdf

This book presents a pioneering analysis of the archaeological and numismatic evidence for medieval coin hoarding, using advanced statistical and GIS methodologies to identify and interpret patterns in the formation and deposition of more than 800 medieval coin hoards found in England and Wales.

Author : Elizabeth S. Dodd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317172932

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Boundless Innocence in Thomas Traherne's Poetic Theology by Elizabeth S. Dodd Pdf

The seventeenth-century poet and divine Thomas Traherne finds innocence in every stage of existence. He finds it in the chaos at the origins of creation as well as in the blessed order of Eden. He finds it in the activities of grace and the hope of glory, but also in the trials of misery and even in the abyss of the Fall. Boundless Innocence in Thomas Traherne’s Poetic Theology traces innocence through Traherne’s works as it transgresses the boundaries of the estates of the soul. Using grammatical and literary categories it explores various aspects of his poetic theology of innocence, uncovering the boundless desire which is embodied in the yearning cry: ’Were all Men Wise and Innocent...’ Recovering and reinterpreting a key but increasingly neglected theme in Traherne’s poetic theology, this book addresses fundamental misconceptions of the meaning of innocence in his work. Through a contextual and theological approach, it indicates the unexplored richness, complexity and diversity of this theme in the history of literature and theology.

Author : W. P. Ker
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547573258

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Medieval English Literature by W. P. Ker Pdf

"Medieval English Literature" by W. P. Ker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.