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This comprehensive volume investigates the sophisticated theoretical frameworks that medieval scholars developed for understanding and analyzing literature. Editors Ardis Butterfield and Ian Johnson, along with Andrew Kraebel, bring together leading experts to examine how Later Medieval thinkers approached fundamental questions about textual meaning, authorial intent, and the creative imagination.
The collection demonstrates that medieval literary criticism was far more nuanced and theoretically advanced than traditionally assumed. Contributors explore key concepts including hermeneutical practices, allegorical interpretation, the relationship between invention and imitation, and the role of imagination in both creation and reception of literary works. Drawing on primary sources and sophisticated analysis, this work reveals the intellectual richness of medieval approaches to literature and their lasting influence on Western literary tradition.
Essential reading for scholars of medieval literature, intellectual history, and the development of literary theory, this book challenges conventional narratives about the medieval period and establishes new frameworks for understanding pre-Renaissance critical thought.
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