Consolation in medieval narrative: augustinian authority and open form
Auteur :
Schrock, C.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137453358
Date de publication :
13 mai 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 .