Schrock Consolation in Medieval Narrative

Augustinian Authority and Open Form
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-44781-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Literature Collection

Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schrock, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. For the Time Being: Interpretive Consolation in Augustinian Time 2. 'Quanto minorem consideras': Abelard's Proportional Consolation 3. Three Figures of the Church: Piers Plowman and the Quest for Consolation 4. Augustine and Arthur: The Stanzaic Morte and the Comforts of Elegy 5. Chaucer's Knight's Tale: Consolations at War 6. The Tower and the Turks: More's Meditative Consolation Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Chad D. Schrock is Assistant Professor of English at Lee University, USA.