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The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages

Author

Gellrich, Jesse

Year

1985

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Type

BOOK

Category

Literary Criticism

Language

English

Pages

293

ISBN

978-1-50174-071-8

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Last Update

09-Sep-2024

Keywords

LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval;LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory;PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory

Description

This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights of such thinkers as Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Barthes, and Derrida to explore the continuity of medieval ideas about speaking, writing, and texts.

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