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Title Speaking in the medieval world / edited by Jean Godsall-Myers.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cultures, beliefs, and traditions, 1382-5364 ; v. 16
Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ; v. 16. 1382-5364
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Peccatum linguae and the punishment of speech violations in the middle ages and early modern times / Bettina Lindorfer -- He conquered al the regne of femenye : what Chaucer's Knight doesn't tell about Theseus / Laurel Broughton -- Gender conflicts, miscommunication, and communicative communities in the late middle ages : the evidence of fifteenth-century German verse narratives / Albrecht Classen -- With a silver spoon in his mouth? : Wolfram's courtly contestants / Jean E. Godsall-Myers -- Negotiating the present : language and trouthe in the Franklin's tale / Andrea Schutz -- Bilingualism and betrayal in Chaucer's Summoner's tale / Tom Shipley -- The discourse of characterization in Jehan et Blonde / Carol Harvey -- Ways of using abusive language in La celestina / Lourdes Albuixech.
Summary This work treats aspects of speaking in the Middle Ages, as evident in historical documents and literary texts. The role of speaking in society and literature is covered, and a closer analysis of how literary characters actually speak is offered.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval.
Chronological Term Geschichte 1100-1400
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Author Godsall-Myers, Jean E., 1951-
Other Form: Print version: Speaking in the medieval world. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003 9004129553 (DLC) 2002033036 (OCoLC)51264945
ISBN 1423712234 (electronic book)
9781423712237 (electronic book)
9047401964
9789047401964
9004129553
9789004129559