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Autore |
Rollo David |
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Titolo |
Glamorous sorcery [[electronic resource] ] : magic and literacy in the High Middle Ages / / David Rollo |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Collana |
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Medieval cultures ; ; v. 25 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern - England - History and criticism |
Literature and history - Great Britain - History - To 1500 |
Anglo-Norman literature - History and criticism |
Literacy - England - History - To 1500 |
Magic in literature |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain History To 1485 Historiography |
England Intellectual life 1066-1485 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. William of Malmesbury: Magic and Prestige; 2. Geoffrey of Monmouth and John of Salisbury: Themes of Credulity; 3. Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Magic and Vernacular Fiction; 4. William FitzStephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoît de Sainte-Maure: Bureaucratic Power and Fantasies of Literate Control; 5. Gerald of Wales: Writing for the Crowned Ass of England; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status. |
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