Download or read book Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages written by Glending Olson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies attitudes toward secular literature during the later Middle Ages. Exploring two related medieval justifications of literary pleasure—one finding hygienic or therapeutic value in entertainment, and another stressing the psychological and ethical rewards of taking time out from work in order to refresh oneself—Glending Olson reveals that, contrary to much recent opinion, many medieval writers and thinkers accepted delight and enjoyment as valid goals of literature without always demanding moral profit as well. Drawing on a vast amount of primary material, including contemporary medical manuscripts and printed texts, Olson discusses theatrics, humanist literary criticism, prologues to romances and fabliaux, and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He offers an extended examination of the framing story of Boccaccio's Decameron. Although intended principally as a contribution to the history of medieval literary theory and criticism, Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages makes use of medical, psychological, and sociological insights that lead to a fuller understanding of late medieval secular culture.
Download or read book Literary Recreations written by Henry Card and published by . This book was released on 1809 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Literary Recreations written by Edward Tyas Cook (Sir).) and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Literary Recreations of a Sheep farmer written by Lawrence Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monthly Literary Recreations Or Magazine of General Information and Amusement written by and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Literary recreations or Scenes from real life written by John Young (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Literary recreations or Moral historical and religious essays written by Henry Card and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Literary Recreations written by Sir Edward Tyas Cook and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recreations in Agriculture Natural history Arts and Miscellaneous Literature written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Literary Recreations Classic Reprint written by Edward Cook and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Literary Recreations The President of the Board of Education said the other day that in these dark times we were entitled to draw consolation whence we might, and that there was a legitimate source of con solation in the spread of the reading habit. Mr. Fisher has seen evidences of it in every omnibus, tram-car, and railway-carriage. Even in the trenches, he added, much reading goes on. There are probably few men who, like General Smuts, have studied the Critique of Pure Reason during a raid; but Mr. Fisher has known instances of officers enjoying the solace of Keats and Milton under the hottest fire, and an anecdote is recorded below (p. 46) of a man in the Lancashire Fusiliers who went into battle with a book by Ruskin. Perhaps, therefore, it may not be taken as any sign of undue detachment from the stress of great events that the author of this little book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Re mapping World Literature written by Gesine Müller and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we talk about World Literature if we do not actually examine the world as a whole? Research on World Literature commonly focuses on the dynamics of a western center and a southern periphery, ignoring the fact that numerous literary relationships exist beyond these established constellations of thinking and reading within the Global South. Re-Mapping World Literature suggests a different approach that aims to investigate new navigational tools that extend beyond the known poles and meridians of current literary maps. Using the example of Latin American literatures, this study provides innovative insights into the literary modeling of shared historical experiences, epistemological crosscurrents, and book market processes within the Global South which thus far have received scant attention. The contributions to this volume, from renowned scholars in the fields of World and Latin American literatures, assess travelling aesthetics and genres, processes of translation and circulation of literary works, as well as the complex epistemological entanglements and shared worldviews between Latin America, Africa and Asia. A timely book that embraces highly innovative perspectives, it will be a must-read for all scholars involved in the field of the global dimensions of literature.
Download or read book More Literary Recreations Classic Reprint written by Edward Cook and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from More Literary Recreations A measure of acceptance with which the little volume of Literary Recreation; was fortunate enough to meet has emboldened me to put out this further collection of jottings in a library. The pieces here collected, none of which has been printed before, were written, like those in the former volume, in occasional leisure from official duties, and make no claim other than may be founded on the hope that what has interested one Saunterer in a library may meet with sympathetic readers outside. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Recreations of a Literary Man written by Percy Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Literary Recreations written by Sir Edward Tyas Cook and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Recreations of a Literary Man Or Does Writing Pay written by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
