Lay piety and religious discipline in Middle English literature

In late-fourteenth-century England, the persistent question of how to live the best life preoccupied many pious Christians. One answer was provided by a new genre of prose guides that adapted professional religious rules and routines for lay audiences. These texts engaged with many of the same cultu...

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Tác giả chính: Rice, Nicole R
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-342352014-01-20T03:52:58Z Lay piety and religious discipline in Middle English literature Rice, Nicole R English prose literature English poetry History and criticism In late-fourteenth-century England, the persistent question of how to live the best life preoccupied many pious Christians. One answer was provided by a new genre of prose guides that adapted professional religious rules and routines for lay audiences. These texts engaged with many of the same cultural questions as poets like Langland and Chaucer; however, they have not received the critical attention they deserve until now. Nicole Rice analyses how the idea of religious discipline was translated into varied literary forms in an atmosphere of religious change and controversy. By considering the themes of spiritual discipline, religious identity, and orthodoxy in Langland and Chaucer, the study also brings fresh perspectives to bear on Piers Plowman and The Canterbury Tales. This new juxtaposition of spiritual guidance and poetry will form an important contribution to our understanding of both authors and of late medieval religious practice and thought. 2013-06-06T07:19:56Z 2013-06-06T07:19:56Z 2008 Book http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/34235 en application/pdf Cambridge University
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language English
topic English prose literature
English poetry
History and criticism
spellingShingle English prose literature
English poetry
History and criticism
Rice, Nicole R
Lay piety and religious discipline in Middle English literature
description In late-fourteenth-century England, the persistent question of how to live the best life preoccupied many pious Christians. One answer was provided by a new genre of prose guides that adapted professional religious rules and routines for lay audiences. These texts engaged with many of the same cultural questions as poets like Langland and Chaucer; however, they have not received the critical attention they deserve until now. Nicole Rice analyses how the idea of religious discipline was translated into varied literary forms in an atmosphere of religious change and controversy. By considering the themes of spiritual discipline, religious identity, and orthodoxy in Langland and Chaucer, the study also brings fresh perspectives to bear on Piers Plowman and The Canterbury Tales. This new juxtaposition of spiritual guidance and poetry will form an important contribution to our understanding of both authors and of late medieval religious practice and thought.
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