| Consolation in Medieval Narrative: Augustinian Authority and Open Form 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Schrock, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349497614 ISBN-13: 9781349497614 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God . |