Rethinking the Medieval Senses: Heritage / Fascinations / Frames (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
Contributors: Stephen G. Nichols (Editor); Andreas Kablitz (Editor); Alison Calhoun (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: January 2, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780801887369
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Medieval Literature - History And Criticism; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - General; History - Medieval; Medieval; History / Europe / General; Intellectual life; Middle Ages; Religious aspects; Senses and sensation
Description: Organised within historical, thematic, and contextual frameworks, this collection of essays examines the psychological, rhetorical, and philological complexities of sensory perception from the classical period to the late Midddle Ages.