New approaches to medieval textuality
By: edited by Mikle Dave Ledgerwood.
Contributors: Ledgerwood, Mikle D., 1954-
Series: Studies on themes and motifs in literature ;; v. 28
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Criticism, Textual.; English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Criticism, Textual.; Mysteries and miracle plays, English -- Criticism, Textual.; Semiotics and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Ballads, English -- England -- Criticism, Textual.; Oral tradition -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Literature, Medieval -- Criticism, Textual.; Manuscripts, Medieval -- Editing.
Description: Only recently has the study of medieval literature gone beyond approaches pioneered in the nineteenth century. The contributors to this volume attack this problem using approaches that range from purely Peircean semiotic to semiotic hermeneutics and reader response. One contributor even speaks of the DOS (Disk Operating System) of certain medieval texts. This work aims at establishing new ways of discussing medieval textuality with its complexities being discussed at both textual and global levels.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.