Lists and the poetics of reckoning in middle english culture
Auteur :
Rust, Martha
Éditeur :
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN :
9781433167270
Date de publication :
6 févr. 2026
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book argues that written lists signify at once as words, images, and things. As such, they call upon skills related to both literacy and numeracy, acts of “reckoning†ranging from tallying to judging. As the matter for a Middle English poetics of reckoning, lists lead readers and viewers to glimpse matters that are ultimately beyond reckoning.