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The politics of Middle English parables : fiction, theology, and social practice / Mary Raschko.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raschko, Mary, author.
- Series:
- Manchester medieval literature and culture ; 23.
- Manchester medieval literature and culture ; 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Parables--Middle English--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Christian poetry, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, English (Middle).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This study explores how writers reconciled provocative biblical stories with late-medieval culture. Highlighting the many variations and points of conflict across renditions of the same story, the book unfolds a creative theological discourse through which writers attempted to re-construct Christian belief and practice.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Teaching unreasonable tales: the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard
- 2. Stories for revising the self: the parable of the Prodigal Son
- 3. Examinations of social conscience: the parable of Dives and Lazarus
- 4. Ethical allegories: the parable of the Good Samaritan
- 5. Paradox formed into story: the parables of the Wedding Feast and Great Supper
- Epilogue: Writing parabolic fiction: Langland’s pardon episode
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 26, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526131188
- 1526131188
- OCLC:
- 1055160906
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