Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England History, Poetry, Performance |
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Author:
| Novacich, Sarah Elliot |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-17705-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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Tracing three episodes in sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's Ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - Sarah Elliott Novacich shows how medieval writers and artists pondered ways of preserving and transmitting the past, and considered the pleasures and risks of creating an archive.
Tracing three episodes in sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's Ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - Sarah Elliott Novacich shows how medieval writers and artists pondered ways of preserving and transmitting the past, and considered the pleasures and risks of creating an archive.