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UNINA9910300581503321 |
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Autore |
Williams Graham |
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Titolo |
Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature / / by Graham Williams |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 256 p.) |
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Collana |
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New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics, , 2946-4064 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historical linguistics |
European literature - Renaissance, 1450-1600 |
Language and languages - Style |
Pragmatics |
European literature |
Comparative linguistics |
Historical Linguistics |
Early Modern and Renaissance Literature |
Stylistics |
European Literature |
Comparative Linguistics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Before sincerity: Pagan beliefs of language and emotion -- Chapter 3: God who knows the heart: The Christianization of language and emotion -- Chapter 4: Sincerity in contrition: From confessions to apologies -- Chapter 5: Sincerity in love: From ‘caritas’ to ‘affectio maritalis’ -- Chapter 6: Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the author demonstrates how changes in the relationship |
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