The Book and the Magic of Reading in the Middle AgesAlbrecht Classen Taylor & Francis, 1998 - 308 pages The computer revolution is upon us. The future of books and of reading are debated. Will there be books in the next millennium? Will we still be reading? As uncertain as the answers to these questions might be, as clear is the message about the value of the book expressed by medieval writers. The contributors to the volume The Bookand the Magic of Reading in the Middle Ages explore the significance of the written document as the key icon of a whole era. Both philosophers and artists, both poets and clerics wholeheartedly subscribed to the notion that reading and writing represented essential epistemological tools for spiritual, political, religious, and philosophical quests. To gain a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of the medieval book, the contributors to this volume examine pertinent statements by medieval philosophers and French, German, English, Spanish, and Italian poets. |
Contents
Bonaventure | 3 |
Virgils Hero Reborn | 21 |
Frame and Story | 35 |
The Book and the Power of Reading in Medieval | 61 |
Book Metaphors in the Textual Community | 99 |
Authorship | 123 |
The Rhetoric of Knowledge | 149 |
Story Picture and Reading in Wynkyn de Wordes Vitas Patrum | 219 |
Reading the Virgin Reader | 253 |
St Mary as an Ideal Reader | 277 |
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Regeln der Bedeutung: zur Theorie der Bedeutung literarischer Texte Fotis Jannidis Limited preview - 2003 |