Medieval literary theory and criticism, c. 1100-c. 1375

Description:

This anthology of newly-translated texts covers the single most important branch of medieval literary theory and criticism--the commentary tradition--in one of the most significant periods of its development. Fully annotated with notes and introductions, the selections encompass a wide range of topics--including authorship, ethics, symbolism, biography, poetics, allegory, and semiotics--and represent many important writers--including Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Grosseteste, Abelard, and Peter Lombard.

subjects: Bible,  Theory,  Criticism, interpretation,  History and criticism,  Medieval Literature,  Classical literature,  Sources,  Medieval Criticism,  History

Times: Middle Ages, 600-1500