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A new history of medieval French literature / Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet ; translated by Sara Preisig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cerquiglini-Toulet, Jacqueline.
- Series:
- Rethinking theory (Baltimore, Md.)
- Rethinking theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French literature--To 1500--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- French literature--To 1500.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Her book is a history of the literary act, a history of words, a history of ideas and works--monuments rather than documents--that calls into question modern concepts of literature.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Translator's Note; Introduction; PART I: WRITING IN THE MIDDLE AGES; 1 The Materiality of Writing; 2 The Question of the Author; 3 The Work and Its Audiences; 4 The Work and Its Milieux; PART II: THE FIELD OF LITERATURE; 5 The Subject Matter; 6 The Paths to Writing; 7 Modes of Composition; 8 Models of Writing; PART III: BUILDING THE SENSE; 9 The Question of Literary Heritage; Conclusion: The Incubation Period; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-165).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0332-3
- OCLC:
- 923196946
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