Reformist Apocalypticism and Piers Plowman

(Book #7 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

by Kathryn Kerby-Fulton

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This book addresses the need for scholarly attention to the field of alternative, non-Augustinian apocalypticism and its implications for the study of Piers Plowman. Kathryn Kerby-Fulton discusses the major prophets and visionaries of such alternative traditions, who are characterised by their denunciation of clerical abuses, the urging of religious reform, and an ultimate historical optimism. Her book offers a proposal for the importance of such...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521041465

ISBN13:9780521041461

Release Date:September 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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(Book #7 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

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