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Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature / by S. Lightsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lightsey, Scott.
- Series:
- The New Middle Ages, 2945-5944
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, Medieval.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Europe--History--476-1492.
- Europe.
- Classical literature.
- Literature, Ancient.
- World history.
- Medieval Literature.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Classical and Antique Literature.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Local Subjects:
- Medieval Literature.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Classical and Antique Literature.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363017
- 9781281363015
- 1281363014
- 9780230605640
- 0230605648
- OCLC:
- 560442259
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