Images of faith in English literature, 700-1550 : an introduction / Dee Dyas
London ; New York : Longman, 1997. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #425827
ISBN: 0582301920
Physical description; x, 332 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-322) and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Beowulf and a world made new -- Ch. 2. A new perspective on life: pilgrimage, transience and the elegies -- Ch. 3. Saints, scholars and the scriptures -- Ch. 4. Alfred and the development of English prose -- Ch. 5. The Church in the world: Piers Plowman and the Canterbury Tales -- Ch. 6. The contemplative life: achorites and mystics -- Ch. 7. The religious lyrics -- Ch. 8. The Pearl-Poet -- Ch. 9. Mysteries, Moralities and Miracles -- A. The Early Church -- B. Key figures -- C. The Bible -- D. The faith of the Church -- E. The worship of the Church -- F. The organisation of the Church. Subjects; 450-1500. English literature Middle English, 1100-1500 History and criticism. Faith History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500. English literature Old English, ca. 450-1100 History and criticism. Christian literature, English (Middle) History and criticism. Christian literature, English (Old) History and criticism. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Faith in literature.
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