Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 212 p)
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ill
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781403974419
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1403974411
Series Statement:
The New Middle Ages Ser
Content:
This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither wholly semiotic nor purely positivist objects, are imbued with diverse cultural significance that illuminates in new ways the familiar literature of the Ricardian period
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Clever Devices; 1 By Angel's Hand: "Piers Plowman" and London's Crowning Gesture; 2 Chaucer and the Culture of Commodified Mirabilia; 3 Chaucer's Body: The Subject of Technology; 4 Monstrous Body Politic(s): Alexander in the Confessio Amantis; 5 Craft and Idolatry: "Sotylle" Devices in Mandeville's Travels; Conclusion: Marvelous Craft; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781403974419
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature
Language:
English
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