The Resource Cultural reformations : medieval and Renaissance in literary history, edited by Brian Cummings and James Simpson
Cultural reformations : medieval and Renaissance in literary history, edited by Brian Cummings and James Simpson
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- Summary
- The original essays in Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion; instead of emphasizing settled consensus they direct their readers to areas of enlivened and unresolved debate. The deepest periodic division in English literary history has been between the Medieval and the Early Modern, not least because the cultural investments in maintaining that division are exceptionally powerful. Narratives of national and religious identity and freedom; of individual liberties; of the history of education and scholarship; of reading or the history of the book; of the very possibility of persuasive historical consciousness itself: each of these narratives (and more) is motivated by positing a powerful break around 1500. None of the claims for a profound historical and cultural break at the turn of the fifteenth into the sixteenth centuries is negligible. The very habit of working within those periodic bounds (either Medieval or Early Modern) tends, however, simultaneously to affirm and to ignore the rupture. It affirms the rupture by staying within standard periodic bounds, but it ignores it by never examining the rupture itself. The moment of profound change is either, for medievalists, just over an unexplored horizon; or, for Early Modernists, a zero point behind which more penetrating examination is unnecessary. That situation is now rapidly changing. Scholars are building bridges that link previously insular areas. Both periods are starting to look different in dialogue with each other. The change underway has yet to find collected voices behind it. Cultural Reformations volume aims to provide those voices. It will give focus, authority, and drive to a new area.--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 689 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction / Brian Cummings and James Simpson
- Anachronism / Margreta De Grazia
- National histories / Ardis Butterfield
- Historiography / Jesse Lander
- Literary histories / Seth Lerer
- Place / James Simpson
- Enclosed spaces / Lynn Staley
- Travel / Andrew Hadfield
- The eucharist / David Aers and Sarah Beckwith
- The saints / Janel Mueller
- Vernacular theology / Thomas Betteridge
- Conscience / Paul Strohm
- Theatre / Lorna Hutson
- When English became Latin / Tim William Machan
- Heresy and treason / David Loewenstein
- Naughty printed books / David Scott Kastan
- Utopian pleasure / Stephen Greenblatt
- Folly / Greg Walker
- Despair / Nicholas Watson
- Poetic fame / Helen Cooper
- 'Literature' / Gordon Teskey
- Style / Maura Nolan
- London books and London readers / Julia Boffey
- Community / Cathy Shrank
- The reformation of the household / Colin Burrow
- Monasticism / Vincent Gillespie
- Nuns / David Wallace
- Active and contemplative lives / Jennifer Summit
- Childbirth / Alexandra Barratt
- Idleness / James Kearney
- Persona / John Parker
- Passion / Ramie Targoff
- Autobiography and the history of reading / Brian Cummings
- Isbn
- 9780199212484
- Label
- Cultural reformations : medieval and Renaissance in literary history
- Title
- Cultural reformations
- Title remainder
- medieval and Renaissance in literary history
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Brian Cummings and James Simpson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The original essays in Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion; instead of emphasizing settled consensus they direct their readers to areas of enlivened and unresolved debate. The deepest periodic division in English literary history has been between the Medieval and the Early Modern, not least because the cultural investments in maintaining that division are exceptionally powerful. Narratives of national and religious identity and freedom; of individual liberties; of the history of education and scholarship; of reading or the history of the book; of the very possibility of persuasive historical consciousness itself: each of these narratives (and more) is motivated by positing a powerful break around 1500. None of the claims for a profound historical and cultural break at the turn of the fifteenth into the sixteenth centuries is negligible. The very habit of working within those periodic bounds (either Medieval or Early Modern) tends, however, simultaneously to affirm and to ignore the rupture. It affirms the rupture by staying within standard periodic bounds, but it ignores it by never examining the rupture itself. The moment of profound change is either, for medievalists, just over an unexplored horizon; or, for Early Modernists, a zero point behind which more penetrating examination is unnecessary. That situation is now rapidly changing. Scholars are building bridges that link previously insular areas. Both periods are starting to look different in dialogue with each other. The change underway has yet to find collected voices behind it. Cultural Reformations volume aims to provide those voices. It will give focus, authority, and drive to a new area.--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cummings, Brian
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Simpson, James
- Series statement
- Oxford twenty-first century approaches to literature
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- English literature
- English literature
- English literature
- Label
- Cultural reformations : medieval and Renaissance in literary history, edited by Brian Cummings and James Simpson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- Introduction / Brian Cummings and James Simpson -- Anachronism / Margreta De Grazia -- National histories / Ardis Butterfield -- Historiography / Jesse Lander -- Literary histories / Seth Lerer -- Place / James Simpson -- Enclosed spaces / Lynn Staley -- Travel / Andrew Hadfield -- The eucharist / David Aers and Sarah Beckwith -- The saints / Janel Mueller -- Vernacular theology / Thomas Betteridge -- Conscience / Paul Strohm -- Theatre / Lorna Hutson -- When English became Latin / Tim William Machan -- Heresy and treason / David Loewenstein -- Naughty printed books / David Scott Kastan -- Utopian pleasure / Stephen Greenblatt -- Folly / Greg Walker -- Despair / Nicholas Watson -- Poetic fame / Helen Cooper -- 'Literature' / Gordon Teskey -- Style / Maura Nolan -- London books and London readers / Julia Boffey -- Community / Cathy Shrank -- The reformation of the household / Colin Burrow -- Monasticism / Vincent Gillespie -- Nuns / David Wallace -- Active and contemplative lives / Jennifer Summit -- Childbirth / Alexandra Barratt -- Idleness / James Kearney -- Persona / John Parker -- Passion / Ramie Targoff -- Autobiography and the history of reading / Brian Cummings
- Control code
- FIEb17322030
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 689 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199212484
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (DLC) 2010502193
- (OCoLC)520711559
- Label
- Cultural reformations : medieval and Renaissance in literary history, edited by Brian Cummings and James Simpson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction / Brian Cummings and James Simpson -- Anachronism / Margreta De Grazia -- National histories / Ardis Butterfield -- Historiography / Jesse Lander -- Literary histories / Seth Lerer -- Place / James Simpson -- Enclosed spaces / Lynn Staley -- Travel / Andrew Hadfield -- The eucharist / David Aers and Sarah Beckwith -- The saints / Janel Mueller -- Vernacular theology / Thomas Betteridge -- Conscience / Paul Strohm -- Theatre / Lorna Hutson -- When English became Latin / Tim William Machan -- Heresy and treason / David Loewenstein -- Naughty printed books / David Scott Kastan -- Utopian pleasure / Stephen Greenblatt -- Folly / Greg Walker -- Despair / Nicholas Watson -- Poetic fame / Helen Cooper -- 'Literature' / Gordon Teskey -- Style / Maura Nolan -- London books and London readers / Julia Boffey -- Community / Cathy Shrank -- The reformation of the household / Colin Burrow -- Monasticism / Vincent Gillespie -- Nuns / David Wallace -- Active and contemplative lives / Jennifer Summit -- Childbirth / Alexandra Barratt -- Idleness / James Kearney -- Persona / John Parker -- Passion / Ramie Targoff -- Autobiography and the history of reading / Brian Cummings
- Control code
- FIEb17322030
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 689 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199212484
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (DLC) 2010502193
- (OCoLC)520711559
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