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The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages

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The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages

Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction

Jesse Gellrich

294 Pages
Paperback
ISBN: 9781501740701
Cornell University Press

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This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights of such thinkers as Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Barthes, and Derrida to explore the continuity of medieval ideas about speaking, writing, and texts.

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"One of the most successful attempts yet to apply contemporary literary theory to medieval poetry."

- A.J. Minnis, Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Jesse M. Gellrich is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Michigan.

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