Literature and Law in the Middle Ages: A Bibliography of Scholarship (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World) - Softcover

Alford, John A.; Seniff, Dennis P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367191245 ISBN 13: 9780367191245

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Originally published in 1984, Literature and Law in the Middle Ages is a comprehensive bibliography on the subject of literature and law in the Middle Ages. The collection was composed with the notion that early society regarded literature, law and religion from the same single point of view. It discusses how for many medieval poets, their art existed primarily to enforce obedience to God and king and suggests that society viewed law as a chief instrument of the divine will in human affairs. The book’s comprehensive introduction argues that eventually, these areas of diverged and became separate; this bibliography covers the broad period of the Middle Ages from the 5th to the 15th century and examines this period of transition during which, the process was not yet complete. This bibliography will be vital resource for those studying medieval studies, both in literature and history.

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John A. Alford, Dennis P. Seniff

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367191245
• ISBN 13: 9780367191245
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310