The medieval poetics of the reliquary : enshrinement, inscription, performance
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The medieval poetics of the reliquary : enshrinement, inscription, performance
（The new Middle Ages）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-230) and index
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Description
Through interdisciplinary readings of medieval literature and devotional artifacts, The Medieval Poetics of the Reliquary shows how reliquaries shaped ideas about poetry and poetics in late-medieval England.
Table of Contents
The Poetics of Enshrinement Silent Inscription, Spoken Ceremony: Saint Erkenwald and the Enshrined Judge The N-Town Assumption's Impossible Reliquary Enshrining Form: Pearl as Inscriptional Object and Devotional Event Reliquaries of the Mind: Figuration, Enshrinement, and Performance in The Pardoner's Tale Conclusion: A Lyric Poetics of Enshrinement
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