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Glamorous sorcery : magic and literacy in the High Middle Ages / David Rollo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rollo, David.
- Series:
- Medieval cultures ; v. 25.
- Medieval cultures ; v. 25
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern--England--History and criticism.
- Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern.
- Literature and history--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Literature and history.
- Anglo-Norman literature--History and criticism.
- Anglo-Norman literature.
- Literacy--England--History--To 1500.
- Literacy.
- Magic in literature.
- Great Britain--History--To 1485--Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- England--Intellectual life--1066-1485.
- England.
- Benoît, de Sainte-More, active 12th century--Criticism and interpretation.
- Benoît.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. William of Malmesbury: Magic and Prestige; 2. Geoffrey of Monmouth and John of Salisbury: Themes of Credulity; 3. Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Magic and Vernacular Fiction; 4. William FitzStephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Bureaucratic Power and Fantasies of Literate Control; 5. Gerald of Wales: Writing for the Crowned Ass of England; Conclusion; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9141-X
- OCLC:
- 476094912
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