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Body, Heart and Text in the "Pearl" Poet: v. 12 (Studies in Mediaeval Literature) - Hardcover

Marti, Kevin

 
9780773497641: Body, Heart and Text in the "Pearl" Poet: v. 12 (Studies in Mediaeval Literature)

Synopsis

This text argues that discourse on the body in Western European literature must begin by considering how the body served as the most basic medieval matrix for understanding reality; the modern "rediscovery" of the body and the modern focus on interdisciplinary perspectives constitute a return to medieval ways of knowing.

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