عنوان

Sincerity in medieval English language and literature /

(Number (ISBN

1137540699

(Number (ISBN

1349712302

(Number (ISBN

1349712310

(Number (ISBN

9781137540690

(Number (ISBN

9781349712304

(Number (ISBN

9781349712311

Erroneous ISBN

1137540680

Erroneous ISBN

9781137540683

Title Proper

Sincerity in medieval English language and literature /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Graham Williams.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London, United Kingdom :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (265 pages)

Series Title

New approaches to English historical linguistics

Text of Note

Introduction : sincerity, language change and Medieval literature -- Berofre sincerity : pagan beliefs of language and emotion -- God who knows the heart : the Christianization fo language and emotion -- Sincerity in contrition : from confessions to apolities -- Sincerity in love : from caritas to affectio maritalis -- Conclusion : what is sincerity?

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Text of Note

This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the author demonstrates how changes in the relationship between outward expression and inward emotions changed English language and literature. While the early chapters reveal that the notion of sincerity was a Christian intervention previously absent from Germanic culture, the latter part of the book provides more focused studies of contrition and love. In doing so, the author argues that under the rubric of courtesy these idealized emotions influenced English in terms of its everyday pragmatics and literary style. This fascinating volume will be of broad interest to scholars of medieval language, literature and culture.

Title

Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature.

International Standard Book Number

9781137540683

English literature-- Middle English, 1100-1500-- History and criticism.

English philology-- Middle English, 1100-1500.

English literature-- Middle English.

English philology-- Middle English.

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LAN009000

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Book number

Williams, Graham T.

Date of Transaction

20200822155739.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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