The Hands of the Tongue: Essays on Deviant SpeechEdwin D. Craun Medieval Institute Publications, 2007 - 213 pàgines What destructive powers did the tongue and its speech have for medievals? It could damn humans through blasphemy. It could occlude penitential knowledge of the self, especially of the misdirected will, by generating excuses for what the medieval clergy regarded as sin. It could disrupt monastic disciplines of meditation or distract parishioners during sermons. It could turn good repute to ill, destroying a woman's chances for marriage, a man's masculine self, a merchant's credit, or a defendant's status in a court of law. However, speech could maintain or restore credit, status, and masculinity, and it could also preserve honor in knights or women, in their particular roles as faithful feudal wives. Many of the essays in The Hands of the Tongue: Essays on Deviant Speech bridge disciplines, with social historians adducing evidence from lyrics, narrative poetry, and plays, or literary historians working from moral theology and biblical exegesis. Certainly the whole set of essays works to remind medievalists that any aspects of medieval culture worth studying must be explored collectively. Together the contributors present a clear picture of what we know about deviant speech in medieval culture, offering a critical perspective on the state of the scholarship. |
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... House of Fame ( line 2089 ) . 30. The instability that accompanies " jangling " here appears in texts outside the Somme tradition . For example , in The Parson's Tale , “ jangling ” is at one moment synonymous with idle chatter ...
... House of Fame ( line 2089 ) . 30. The instability that accompanies " jangling " here appears in texts outside the Somme tradition . For example , in The Parson's Tale , “ jangling ” is at one moment synonymous with idle chatter ...
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... House of Fame , lines . 2051-54 . 86. Mannyng , Handlyng Synne , ed . Sullens , lines 3617-22 . 87. Scanlon , Narrative , 30 : " the moral can only be apprehended narratively . Indeed , it can only be apprehended narratively because it ...
... House of Fame , lines . 2051-54 . 86. Mannyng , Handlyng Synne , ed . Sullens , lines 3617-22 . 87. Scanlon , Narrative , 30 : " the moral can only be apprehended narratively . Indeed , it can only be apprehended narratively because it ...
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The Discipline of Silence | 3 |
Gossip and the Exemplum | 61 |
Lancelot as Casuist | 95 |
Copyright | |
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