Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
29th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University
29th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University
International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive
The printed program of the 29th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 5-8, 1994).
The 1994 Cistercian Studies Conference, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies
The 1994 Cistercian Studies Conference, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies
Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs
Program for the 1994 Cistercian Studies Conference at Western Michigan University in conjunction with the International Congress on Medieval Studies. This conference happened between May 5-7 1994.
Literary Aspects Of Courtly Culture, Donald Maddox
Literary Aspects Of Courtly Culture, Donald Maddox
Emeritus Faculty Author Gallery
No abstract provided.
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, And The Body In The Old English 'Andreas', Christopher R. Fee
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, And The Body In The Old English 'Andreas', Christopher R. Fee
English Faculty Publications
Writing in the Old English Andreas is at once both a productive and a destructive activity. We first become aware of the dangerous power of the written word quite early in the poem, when we learn that the Mermedonians have subverted the normally productive activity of writing into a tool for calculating the execution dates of their prisoners (134-37). Later, the words uttered by the devil to incite the Mermedonians against Andreas illuminate the lexical relationship between the destructive nature of writing and the productive nature of torture in the semiotic context of the poem. Finally, in a sort of …