1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248334303316

Autore

Rice Nicole R. <1973->

Titolo

Lay piety and religious discipline in Middle English literature / / Nicole R. Rice [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-20165-9

1-281-98292-X

9786611982928

0-511-46476-2

0-511-57550-5

0-511-46323-5

0-511-46550-5

0-511-46243-3

0-511-46402-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; ; 73

Disciplina

820.9/382

Soggetti

English prose literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

English poetry - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

Religion and literature - England - History - To 1500

Spiritual life in literature

Spiritual life - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Religious thought - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Translations of the cloister : regulating spiritual aspiration -- Dialogic form and clerical understanding -- Lordship, pastoral care, and the order of charity -- Clerical widows and the reform of preaching -- Conclusion : spiritual guides in fifteenth-century books : cultural change and continuity.

Sommario/riassunto

In late-fourteenth-century England, the persistent question of how to live the best life preoccupied many pious Christians. One answer was



provided by a new genre of prose guides that adapted professional religious rules and routines for lay audiences. These texts engaged with many of the same cultural questions as poets like Langland and Chaucer; however, they have not received the critical attention they deserve until now. Nicole Rice analyses how the idea of religious discipline was translated into varied literary forms in an atmosphere of religious change and controversy. By considering the themes of spiritual discipline, religious identity, and orthodoxy in Langland and Chaucer, the study also brings fresh perspectives to bear on Piers Plowman and The Canterbury Tales. This juxtaposition of spiritual guidance and poetry will form an important contribution to our understanding of both authors and of late medieval religious practice and thought.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910708399003321

Titolo

Domestic entitlements : meeting the needs : hearing before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, February 17, 2005

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 60 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Government spending policy - United States

Entitlement spending - United States

Budget - United States

Medicare

Medicaid

Social security - United States

Budget

Economic policy

Entitlement spending

Government spending policy

Social security

Legislative hearings.

United States Economic policy

United States



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Serial no. 109-4."

Print version is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 24, 32-33).