Consolation in Medieval Narrative [electronic resource] : Augustinian Authority and Open Form /
Schrock, C.author.
Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. For the Time Being: Interpretive Consolation in Augustinian Time; 2. "Quanto minorem consideras": Abelard's Proportional Consolation; 3. Three Figures of the Church: Piers Plowman and the Quest for Consolation; 4. Augustine and Arthur: The Stanzaic Morte and the Consolation of Elegy; 5. Chaucer's Knight's Tale : Consolations at War; 6. The Tower and the Turks: More's Meditative Consolation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .
Augustine, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, -604?
Literature, Medieval.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Religion—History.
Classical literature.
Literature—History and criticism.
Bible—Theology.
Medieval Literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of Religion.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Literary History.
Biblical Studies.