Glamorous Sorcery: Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages (Medieval Cultures) by David Rollo
Glamorous Sorcery: Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages (Medieval Cultures) by David Rollo
English | Sep 26, 2000 | ISBN: 0816635463, 0816635471 | 261 Pages | PDF | 13 MB
English | Sep 26, 2000 | ISBN: 0816635463, 0816635471 | 261 Pages | PDF | 13 MB
Rollo's highly specialised analysis examines the spread of literacy and the relationship between vernacular and latin literature in 12th-century Europe. He focuses on how secular and clerical writers used magic as a metaphor for writing and examines the literary devices and works of William of Malmesbury, Geoffrey of Monmouth, John of Salisbury, William Fitzstephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoit de Sainte-Maure and Gerald of Wales. Extracts include English translations.