Maps and Monsters in Medieval England

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Beschreibung

This study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain's location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world's holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography, for centuries scorned as crude, is now the subject of several careful studies. Monsters have likewise been the subject of recent attention in the growing field of "monster studies," though few works situate these creatures firmly in their specific historical contexts. This book sits at the crossroads of these two discourses (geography and monstrosity), treated separately in the established scholarship but inseparable in the minds of medieval authors and artists.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Medieval English Manuscripts, Maps and Monsters:A User's GuidePart One: Mapping the Outer Edges of the WorldChapter 1: Mythical OriginsChapter 2: Mapping IdentityChapter 3: The Monsters on the EdgePart Two: The Marvels of the East over Three Centuries and a MillenniumChapter 4: The Reality and Persistence of MonstersChapter 5: Containment and ConsumptionChapter 6: Monstrous Sin and SalvationPart Three: Lexical Spaces as BattlegroundsChapter 7: Monstrous NatureChapter 8: The Monster WithinChapter 9: Saints in the MarginsConclusion: Dwelling in the Monster

Details

Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780415993319
ISBN-10:	0415993318
Sprache:	Englisch
Autor:	Mittman, Asa
Hersteller:	Routledge Taylor & Francis
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Taylor and Francis, Taylor & Francis Verlag Gmbh, Kaufingerstr 24, D-80331 München, gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com
Abbildungen:	93 SW-Abb.
Maße:	15 x 152 x 229 mm
Von/Mit:	Asa Mittman
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.04.2008
Gewicht:	0,429 kg