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The visual object of desire in late medieval England

Title
The visual object of desire in late medieval England [electronic resource] / Sarah Stanbury.
Author
Stanbury, Sarah.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (290 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
The Middle Ages series
Uniform Title
Visual object of desire in late medieval England (Online)
Alternative Title
Visual object of desire in late medieval England (Online)
Subject
  • English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
  • Iconoclasm in literature
  • Idols and images in literature
  • Christian art and symbolism in literature
  • Iconoclasm > England > History > To 1500
  • Christian art and symbolism > England > Medieval, 500-1500
  • Art and literature > England > History > To 1500
  • Civilization, Medieval, in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-278) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: Premodern fetishes -- Fetish, idol, icon. Knighton's Lollards, Capgrave's Katherine, and Walter Hilton's "Merk ymage" -- The despenser retable and 1381 -- Chaucer's sacramental poetic. Chaucer and images -- Translating Griselda -- The Clergeon's tongue -- Moving pictures. Nicholas Love's Mirror: dead images and the life of Christ -- Arts of self-patronage in The book of Margaret Kempe.
LCCN
2008271402
OCLC
ssj0001524130
Author
Stanbury, Sarah.
Title
The visual object of desire in late medieval England [electronic resource] / Sarah Stanbury.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.
Series
The Middle Ages series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-278) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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