Glamorous Sorcery: Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages (Medieval Cultures)
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Book Details
Author(s)
David Rollo
Publisher
Univ of Minnesota Press
ISBN / ASIN
0816635463
ISBN-13
9780816635467
Sales Rank
#4,477,126
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United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Rollo's highly specialised analysis examines the spread of literacy and the relationship between vernacular and latin literature in 12th-century Europe. He focuses on how secular and clerical writers used magic as a metaphor for writing and examines the literary devices and works of William of Malmesbury, Geoffrey of Monmouth, John of Salisbury, William Fitzstephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoit de Sainte-Maure and Gerald of Wales. Extracts include English translations.
