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The Cambridge history of literary criticism. Volume 2, The Middle Ages / edited by Alastair Minnis a...

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The Cambridge history of literary criticism. Volume 2, The Middle Ages / edited by Alastair Minnis a...

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The Cambridge history of literary criticism. Volume 2, The Middle Ages / edited by Alastair Minnis and Ian Johnson. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge history of literary criticism. Volume 2, The Middle Ages / edited by Alastair Minnis and Ian Johnson. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVZR32OkO

MMS ID

991023970914402626

Language

English

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Physical content

1 online resource (xvi, 865 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

I. The liberal arts and the arts of Latin textuality -- Grammatica and literary theory / Martin Irvine with David Thomson -- The arts of poetry and prose / J.J. Murphy -- The arts of letter-writing / Ronald G. Witt -- The arts of preaching / Siegfried Wenzel -- II. The study of classical authors --...

V. Vernacular critical traditions : the late middle ages -- Latin commentary tradition and vernacular literature / Ralph Hanna, Tony Hunt, R.G. Keightley, Alastair Minnis and Nigel F. Palmer -- Vernacular literary consciousness c. 1100 -- c. 1500 : French, German and English evidence / Kevin Brownle...

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Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2005.

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Summary

This is the first-ever history of the literary theory and criticism produced during the Middle Ages that covers all the main traditions in Latin, the major European vernaculars and Byzantine Greek. Starting with the study of grammar and the formal 'arts' of poetry, letter-writing and preaching, it proceeds to offer a full description of the Latin c...

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Full title

The Cambridge history of literary criticism. Volume 2, The Middle Ages / edited by Alastair Minnis and Ian Johnson. [electronic resource]

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BOOK

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

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English

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Record Identifier

74VKVZR32OkO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZR32OkO

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ISBN

1-139-05389-2

DDC

801.9509

MMS ID

991023970914402626

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