03775nam 2200769Ia 450 991045236600332120200520144314.01-283-89663-X0-8122-0570-710.9783/9780812205701(CKB)2550000000104575(OCoLC)297380334(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576125(SSID)ssj0000751781(PQKBManifestationID)11496525(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000751781(PQKBWorkID)10753945(PQKB)11155217(MiAaPQ)EBC3441684(MdBmJHUP)muse18521(DE-B1597)449411(OCoLC)979723901(DE-B1597)9780812205701(Au-PeEL)EBL3441684(CaPaEBR)ebr10576125(CaONFJC)MIL420913(OCoLC)932312638(EXLCZ)99255000000010457519870320d1988 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMedieval theory of authorship[electronic resource] scholastic literary attitudes in the later Middle Ages /A.J. Minnis2nd ed.Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc19881 online resource (370 p.) Middle Ages seriesIncludes indexes.0-8122-1257-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Reissued Second Edition -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Style -- Introduction: The Significance or the Medieval Theory of Authorship -- 1 Academic Prologues to 'Auctores' -- 2 Prologues to Scriptural 'Auctores' -- 3 Authorial Roles in the 'Literal Sense' -- 4 Literary Forms in the 'Literal Sense' -- 5 Literary Theory and Literary Practice -- Epilogue: The Familiar Authors -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Latin Terms -- General IndexIt has often been held that scholasticism destroyed the literary theory that was emerging during the twelfth-century Renaissance, and hence discussion of late medieval literary works has tended to derive its critical vocabulary from modern, not medieval, theory. In Medieval Theory of Authorship, now reissued with a new preface by the author, Alastair Minnis asks, "Is it not better to search again for a conceptual equipment which is at once historically valid and theoretically illuminating?"Minnis has found such writings in the glosses and commentaries on the authoritative Latin writers studied in schools and universities between 1100 and 1400. The prologues to these commentaries provide valuable insight into the medieval theory of authorship. Of special significance is scriptural exegesis, for medieval scholars found the Bible the most difficult text to describe appropriately and accurately.Middle Ages series.Literature, MedievalHistory and criticismTheory, etcLiteraturePhilosophyAuthorshipPhilosophyPhilosophy, MedievalCriticismHistoryScholasticismElectronic books.Literature, MedievalHistory and criticismTheory, etc.LiteraturePhilosophy.AuthorshipPhilosophy.Philosophy, Medieval.CriticismHistory.Scholasticism.801/.95/0902Minnis A. J(Alastair J.)185619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452366003321Medieval theory of authorship479966UNINA