The medieval poetics of the reliquary: enshrinement, inscription, performance

The medieval poetics of the reliquary: enshrinement, inscription, performance

Chaganti, Seeta

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Through interdisciplinary readings of medieval literature and devotional artifacts, The Medieval Poetics of the Reliquary shows how reliquaries shaped ideas about poetry and poetics in late-medieval England. ÍNDICE: - The Poetics of Enshrinement - Silent Inscription, Spoken Ceremony: Saint Erkenwald and the Enshrined Judge - The N-Town Assumptionb s Impossible Reliquary - Enshrining Form: Pearl as Inscriptional Object and Devotional Event - Reliquaries of the Mind: Figuration, Enshrinement, and Performance in The Pardonerb s Tale - Conclusion: A Lyric Poetics of Enshrinement -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-60466-7
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 268
  • Fecha Publicación: 28/11/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés