num_pages: 257
description: Kasten (literary studies, Leiden U.) has been fascinated by Piers Plowman for years, and she brings readers with her as she tests theories from the deconstructive technique of logocentrism to the commentary on the magic of language by Benjamin. She describes how dream poetry works as she describes classical and Christian definitions of the allegorical form, the nature of the dialectic between desire and frustration that constitutes the drive for the internal reader's quest, and the allegorical sign. She gives a precise introduction to the text and its critical history and asks to what extent the record of "Will's" quest indicates his faith in the power of language to perform its meaning. She then analyzes the remainder of the dreams, closing in on the nature of the relationship between the human dreamer and the divine. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: In Search Of 'Kynde Knowynge': Piers Plowman and the Origin of Allegory
titlecomplete: In Search Of 'Kynde Knowynge': Piers Plowman and the Origin of Allegory (Costerus New Series)
publisher: Rodopi Bv Editions