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Medieval Nominalism And The Literary Questions: Selected Studies, Richard Utz, Terry Barakat
Medieval Nominalism And The Literary Questions: Selected Studies, Richard Utz, Terry Barakat
Richard Utz
Like few other topics in the academic study of medieval literature, the search for the possible parallels between philosophical and literary texts reveals the not always peaceful coexistence among the three basic approaches to the study of medieval literature and culture: While hard-core medieval philologists would not accept any claims for a “literary nominalism” unless direct textual dependence can be demonstrated, scholars in medieval studies and the comparative study of medieval literature have shown themselves more accepting of investigations which diagnose a certain nominalistic Zeitgeist, mentality, or milieu especially in late medieval culture; and scholars preferring presentist/postmodern approaches have wholeheartedly …
‘As Writ Myn Auctour Called Lollius’: Divine And Authorial Omnipotence In Chaucer's Troilus And Criseyde, Richard Utz
‘As Writ Myn Auctour Called Lollius’: Divine And Authorial Omnipotence In Chaucer's Troilus And Criseyde, Richard Utz
Richard Utz
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