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The Idea of the Book in the Middle Ages

Language Theory, Mythology, and Fiction
By:Jesse Gellrich
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Print ISBN:9781501740701
eText ISBN:9781501740725
Edition:0
Copyright:1987
Format:Reflowable

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This book assess the relationship of literature to various other cultural forms in the Middle Ages. Jesse M. Gellrich uses the insights of such thinkers as Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Barthes, and Derrida to explore the continuity of medieval ideas about speaking, writing, and texts.