History in the Comic Mode: Medieval Communities and the Matter of Person

by Bruce Holsinger

In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-one prominent medievalists discuss continuity and change in ideas of personhood and community and argue for the viability of the comic mode in the study and recovery of history. These scholars approach their sources not from a particular ideological viewpoint but with an understanding that all topics, questions, and explanations are viable. They draw on a variety of sources in Latin, Arabic, French, German,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231133685
• ISBN13: 9780231133685
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.4"