The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages
Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction
Author(s)
Gellrich, Jesse
Language
EnglishAbstract
This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights of such thinkers as Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Barthes, and Derrida to explore the continuity of medieval ideas about speaking, writing, and texts.
Keywords
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval; Literary theory; Modern philosophy: since c 1800DOI
10.7298/q35j-zg41ISBN
9781501740718, 9781501740725, 9781501740701, 9781501740718, 9781501740725Publisher
Cornell University PressPublisher website
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/Publication date and place
Ithaca, 1987Imprint
Cornell University PressClassification
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval