Cultural Reformations : Medieval and Renaissance in Literary History.
The original essays in Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion; instead of emphasizing settled consensus they di...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Simpson, James. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Series: | Oxford 21st Century Approaches to Literature
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I: HISTORIES
- 2 Anachronism
- 3 National Histories
- 4 Historiography
- 5 Literary Histories
- Part II: SPATIALITIES
- 6 Place
- 7 Enclosed Spaces
- 8 Travel
- Part III: DOCTRINES
- 9 The Eucharist
- 10 The Saints
- 11 Vernacular Theology
- 12 Conscience
- Part IV: LEGALITIES
- 13 Theatre
- 14 When English became Latin
- 15 Heresy and Treason
- 16 Naughty Printed Books
- Part V: OUTSIDE THE LAW
- 17 Utopian Pleasure
- 18 Folly
- 19 Despair
- Part VI: LITERATURE
- 20 Poetic Fame
- 21 'Literature'
- 22 Style
- 23 London Books and London Readers
- Part VII: COMMUNITIES
- 24 Community
- 25 The Reformation of the Household
- 26 Monasticism
- 27 Nuns
- Part VIII: LABOUR
- 28 Active and Contemplative Lives
- 29 Childbirth
- 30 Idleness
- Part IX: SELFHOOD
- 31 Persona
- 32 Passion
- 33 Autobiography and the History of Reading
- Index
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