Piers Plowman and the poetics of enigma: riddles, rhetoric, and theology
This book reconstructs from the three senses of "aenigma" in medieval Latin--in riddles, rhetoric, and theology--a way of writing and thinking about literature that was widely shared across the Middle Ages.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame IN
University of Notre Dame Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gruenler, Curtis A., 1964-, Piers Plowman and the poetics of enigma : riddles, rhetoric, and theology] (2017) (Jackson, John Archer, 1929 -)
[Rezension von: Gruenler, Curtis A., 1964-, Piers Plowman and the poetics of enigma : riddles, rhetoric, and theology] (2020) (Phillips, Noëlle) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Langland, William 1332-1400
/ Poetics
B Riddles |
| Further subjects: | B
Renaissance / LITERARY CRITICISM
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Summary: | This book reconstructs from the three senses of "aenigma" in medieval Latin--in riddles, rhetoric, and theology--a way of writing and thinking about literature that was widely shared across the Middle Ages. Cover -- Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Language for a Theology of Participation, Theory for a Poetics of Enigma -- RIDDLES ENIGMA AS PLAY -- CHAPTER 2 Riddling Traditions, Participatory Play, and Langland's First Vision -- CHAPTER 3 Riddle Contests and Langland's Fourth Vision -- RHETORIC ENIGMA AS PERSUASION -- CHAPTER 4 Enigma in the Curriculum: Langland's Third Vision -- CHAPTER 5 Enigmatic Authority: Langland's Second Vision -- THEOLOGY ENIGMA AS PARTICIPATION -- CHAPTER 6 Enigma and Participation in Langland's Fifth Vision and Julian's Revelation -- CHAPTER 7 Games of Heaven, Games of Earth: Ending with Enigmas -- Epilogue -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0268101647 |