The invention of literary subjectivity
By: Michel Zink ; translated by Davis Sices.
Series: Parallax : re-visions of culture and society; Parallax (Balitmore, Md.)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270 -- Contemporaries.; French literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.; Invention (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500.; Subjectivity in literature.; Self in literature.
Description: In The Invention of Literary Subjectivity, Michel Zink traces the rise of subjectivity in the lyrics of the French medieval period and examines both biographies and histories written by Abelard, Raymond Lulle, and Joinville. Between the realms of allegory and the claims of royal privilege, between the spiritual inheritance of scriptures and the secular appeal of epics and songs, Zink observes, a literature emerged that delighted in expressing personality and points of view.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-263) and index.