Medieval Literary Theory and Criticism c.1100-c.1375: The Commentary-Tradition

By David John Wallace

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198111983
• ISBN13: 9780198111986
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.5" x 5.8"