Texts and the Self in the Twelfth Century

(Book #30 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

by Sarah Spence

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Texts and the Self in the Twelfth Century analyses key twelfth-century Latin and vernacular texts which articulate a subjective, often autobiographical, stance. The contention is that the self forged in medieval literature could not have come into existence without both the gap between Latinity and the vernacular and a shift in perspective towards a visual and spatial orientation. This results in a self which is not an agent that will act on the outside...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521024471

ISBN13:9780521024471

Release Date:March 2006

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Ancient & Classical Literature Criticism & Theory Europe History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods Wales

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