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Explore the first-ever history of literary theory and criticism from the Middle Ages. Published by Cambridge University Press, this volume provides a comprehensive study of traditions in Latin, major European vernaculars, and Byzantine Greek. The text begins with an analysis of grammar and the formal arts of poetry, letter-writing, and preaching. It offers a detailed description of the Latin commentary tradition regarding classical and classicising literature. Readers will gain insights into medieval views on literary imagination and memory, as well as how certain texts were thought to provide moral profit through pleasure. This scholarly work serves as an essential resource for understanding the foundations of literary thought during this era.

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This volume from Cambridge University Press offers the first history of literary theory and criticism produced during the Middle Ages.

The content covers all main traditions in Latin, major European vernaculars, and Byzantine Greek.

Study the formal arts of poetry, letter-writing, and preaching through the lens of medieval grammar.

Gain a full description of the Latin commentary tradition on classical and classicising literature.

Learn about medieval perspectives on literary imagination, memory, and the relationship between pleasure and moral profit.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 052130007X
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 19 May 2005
Listed Since: 12 January 2007

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