Research Catalog

Title

The gnostic paradigm : forms of knowing in English literature of the late Middle Ages / Natanela Elias.

Author

Elias, Natanela, 1983-

Publication

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Details

Description

191 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"By the later fourteenth century, Gnosticism and its influences seem to have dispersed almost completely, at least on the surface. Certainly the late-medieval church was vigorous in its efforts to teach orthodoxy to the laity. Yet a sense of simmering continuation, and outright reemergence, has figured in a number of studies of late-medieval literature. Yet to this point, no study has been carried out examining the gnostic undercurrent with specific regard to medieval England. Investigating the existence of gnostic traces in some of the more prominently "Catholic" late medieval English literary works will lead to a reevaluation of late medieval English literature on the one hand but will also show the way in which these texts foreground elements of gnosticism that may have not been obvious up to this point. This study, therefore, seeks to shed light on a gnostic dimension that was there all along, but not recognized or, therefore, fully appreciated"--

Series Statement

The new Middle Ages

Uniform Title

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Subjects

• Gnosticism in literature
• LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
• Knowledge, Theory of, in literature
• HISTORY / Medieval
• English literature > Middle English
• English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
• 1100 - 1500
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• RELIGION / Gnosticism
• LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: Gnosticism and Late Medieval Literature -- 2. Pearl's Patience and Purity: Gnosticism in the Pearl Poet's Oeuvre -- 3. The Truth about Piers Plowman -- 4. Gower's Bower of Bliss: A Successful Passing into Hermetic Gnosis -- Conclusion: Knowing the Christian Middle Ages: A Gnostic Journey into the Self.

Call Number

JFD 15-2005

ISBN

• 9781137474766
• 1137474769

LCCN

2014040608

OCLC

894935459

Author

Elias, Natanela, 1983- author.

Title

The gnostic paradigm : forms of knowing in English literature of the late Middle Ages / Natanela Elias.

Publisher

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The new Middle Ages

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.

Chronological Term

1100 - 1500

Research Call Number

JFD 15-2005