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Citation, Intertextuality and Memory in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Yolanda Plumley (Ed.)
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Description for Citation, Intertextuality and Memory in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Hardcover. Essays in this volume cover topics relevant to medieval Europe including sacred and secular music, historiography, liturgical and biblical studies, sermons and preaching, the architecture of funerary chapels and the role of tombs in literature. Each essay explores the themes using works from the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance. Editor(s): Di Bacco, Giuliano; Plumley, Yolanda. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
From the Middle Ages onwards, writers, artists and composers became self-consciously aware of the vast potential for external references to enrich their works. By evoking canonical texts and their producers from the distant or more recent past, authors demonstrated their respect for tradition while showcasing their own merits. In so doing they also manipulated the memory of their readers. The essays in this second volume cover a range of topics relevant to medieval Europe and embrace sacred and secular music, historiography, liturgical and biblical studies, sermons and preaching, the architecture of funerary chapels and the role of tombs in ... Read more
From the Middle Ages onwards, writers, artists and composers became self-consciously aware of the vast potential for external references to enrich their works. By evoking canonical texts and their producers from the distant or more recent past, authors demonstrated their respect for tradition while showcasing their own merits. In so doing they also manipulated the memory of their readers. The essays in this second volume cover a range of topics relevant to medieval Europe and embrace sacred and secular music, historiography, liturgical and biblical studies, sermons and preaching, the architecture of funerary chapels and the role of tombs in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859898614
SKU
V9780859898614
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About Yolanda Plumley (Ed.)
Yolanda Plumley is Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter and Reader in Medieval Music and Culture. Giuliano Di Bacco is Research Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter.
Reviews for Citation, Intertextuality and Memory in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Reviews 'A richly textured demonstration of the difference between medieval and modern capacities for memory and understanding of originality and invention in the arts.' Renaissance Quarterly