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Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature /

This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither wholly semiotic nor purely positivist objects, are imbued with diverse cultural significance that illuminates in new ways the familiar literature of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lightsey, Scott (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:New Middle Ages.
Subjects:
Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Medieval Europe.
Medieval Literature.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Classical literature.
Literature, Medieval.
World history.
Europe > History-476-1492.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither wholly semiotic nor purely positivist objects, are imbued with diverse cultural significance that illuminates in new ways the familiar literature of the Ricardian period.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 pages)
ISBN:9780230605640
DOI:10.1057/9780230605640