Nominalism And Literary Discourse
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Nominalism And Literary Discourse
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Author : Hugo Keiper
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1997
Nominalism And Literary Discourse written by Hugo Keiper and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Influential accounts of European cultural history variously suggest that the rise of nominalism and its ultimate victory over realist orientations were highly implemental factors in the formation of Modern Europe since the later Middle Ages, but particularly the Reformation. Quite probably, this is a simplification of a state of affairs that is in fact more complex, indeed ambiguous. However, if there is any truth in such propositions - which have, after all, been made by many prominent commentators, such as Panofsky, Heer, Blumenberg, Foucault, Eco, Kristeva - we may no doubt assume that literary texts will have responded and in turn contributed, in a variety of ways, to these processes of cultural transformation. It seems of considerable interest, therefore, to take a close look at the complex, precarious position which literature, as basically a symbolic mode of signification, held in the perennial struggles and discursive negotiations between the semiotic 'twin paradigms' of nominalism and realism. This collection of essays (many of them by leading scholars in the field) is a first comprehensive attempt to tackle such issues - by analyzing representative literary texts in terms of their underlying semiotic orientations, specifically of nominalism, but also by studying pertinent historical, theoretical and discursive co(n)texts of such developments in their relation to literary discourse. At the same time, since 'literary nominalism' and 'realism' are conceived as fundamentally aesthetic phenomena instantiating a genuinely 'literary debate over universals', consistent emphasis is placed on the discursive dimension of the texts scrutinized, in an endeavour to re-orient and consolidate an emergent research paradigm which promises to open up entirely new perspectives for the study of literary semiotics, as well as of aesthetics in general. Historical focus is provided by concentrating on the English situation in the era of transition from late medieval to early modern (c. 1350-1650), but readers will also find contributions on Chrétien de Troyes and Rabelais, as well as on the 'aftermath' of the earlier debates - as exemplified in studies of Locke and (post)modern critical altercations, respectively, which serve to point up the continuing relevance of the issues involved. A substantial introductory essay seeks to develop an overarching theoretical framework for the study of nominalism and literary discourse, in addition to offering an in-depth exploration of the 'nominalism/realism-complex' in its relation to literature. An extensive bibliography and index are further features of interest to both specialists and general readers.
Literary Nominalism And The Theory Of Rereading Late Medieval Texts
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Author : Richard J. Utz
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 1995
Literary Nominalism And The Theory Of Rereading Late Medieval Texts written by Richard J. Utz and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume offers a comprehensive examination of the theoretical and practical possibilities of an interdisciplinary approach to nominalism in medieval literature. The essays aim to avoid theoretical reductivism and to provide a critical perspective. In each essay, a scholar in the field investigates one of the existing theoretical approaches (for example, nominalism as a direct source for late medieval writers in the philological sense; nominalism as a philosophical superstratum; nominalism as part of a typical late medieval mentality; nominalism as an intertext; medieval nominalist sign theory in comparison with 20th century sign theory), and then applies the chosen approach to a literary case study. This study also contains an inclusive bibliography on nominalism and late medieval literature.
Muses Of One Mind
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Author : Wesley Trimpi
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2009-11-01
Muses Of One Mind written by Wesley Trimpi and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Describing how ancient discussions of literature borrowed their descriptive terms from mathematical, philosophical, and rhetorical disciplines, Wesley Trimpi shows that when any one of these three types of discourse was sacrificed to one or both of the other two, the resulting imbalance proved destructive to literary discourse. Preoccupation with exhortatory (rhetorical) intention reduced literary works to displays of eloquence or ideology; preoccupation with cognitive (philosophical) intention led to didacticism; and preoccupation with formal (mathematical) excellence resulted in "aesthetic" expression for its own sake. In tracing the relationship of the three disciplines to literary discourse through the Middle Ages, this work diagnosis the increase of such reductive preoccupations after the Neoplatoic reconstruction of classical literary theory. Since 1600 these imbalances have continued to exist, obscured by proliferating and competing "theories" and "methods" of literary interpretation. Taking theoria in the ancient sense of "inclusive observation," Professor Trimpi points to an alternative to contemporary critical orthodoxies.
Chaucer S Philosophical Visions
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Author : Kathryn L. Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2000
Chaucer S Philosophical Visions written by Kathryn L. Lynch and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Criticism categories.
New readings of Chaucer's dream visions, demonstrating his philosophical interests and learning.
The Oxford Handbook Of Chaucer
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Author : Suzanne Conklin Akbari
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Release Date : 2020
The Oxford Handbook Of Chaucer written by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and has been published by Oxford Handbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Literary Criticism categories.
This handbook addresses Chaucer's poetry in the context of several disciplines, including late medieval philosophy and science, Mediterranean culture, comparative European literature, vernacular theology and popular devotion.
Nothingness Negativity And Nominalism In Shakespeare And Petrarch
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Author : Benjamin Boysen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2020-11-09
Nothingness Negativity And Nominalism In Shakespeare And Petrarch written by Benjamin Boysen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Being exposed to the Nominalist expansion in early modernity, Petrarch and Shakespeare are highly preoccupied with a Nominalist dimension of language and representation. Against this background, the study shows how these Renaissance poets advanced a special notion of subjectivity and identity as rooted in negativity, otherness, and representation. The book thus argues for a new understanding of negative modes of subjectivity in Petrarch and Shakespeare. A new and sharpened understanding emerging from an interpretation of Francesco Petrarch’s notion of exile and of love in his great poetical cycle Rerum vulgarium fragmenta as well as a meticulous examination of the concept of nothingness in William Shakespeare’s works. Petrarch and Shakespeare poetically show how identity is alien and decentred – yet also free and expanding. In other words, these poets illustrate how subjectivity is constituted by heterogeneity. Moreover, pointing to other examples of this negative subjectivity in Renaissance philosophy and poetry, the study suggests that these models for subjectivity could be extended to other early modern writers.
The Fantastic Other
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Author : Brett Cooke
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-06-08
The Fantastic Other written by Brett Cooke and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-08 with History categories.
The Fantastic Other is a carefully assembled collection of essays on the increasingly significant question of alterity in modern fantasy, the ways in which the understanding and construction of the Other shapes both our art and our imagination. The collection takes a unique perspective, seeing alterity not merely as a social issue but as a biological one. Our fifteen essays cover the problems posed by the Other, which, after all, go well beyond the bounds of any single critical perspective. With this in mind, we have selected studies to show how insights from deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, and Freudian, Jungian and evolutionary psychology help us understand an issue so central to the act of reading.
Philosophical Approaches To Literature
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Author : William E. Cain
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 1984
Philosophical Approaches To Literature written by William E. Cain and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Fiction categories.
This volume presents eleven new essays that reveal how significant nineteenth-and twentieth-century writers have drawn from, and in some cases, opposed major trends in philosophy. Essays in this collection deal with Tennyson, Coleridge, Woolf, Faulkner, De Quincey, Beckett, romance as a genre, the state of contemporary literary theory as shaped by the writings of Wittgenstein, Ricoeur and Derrida, and other topics.
Translations Of Authority In Medieval English Literature
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Author : Alastair Minnis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-19
Translations Of Authority In Medieval English Literature written by Alastair Minnis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-19 with History categories.
Minnis presents the fruits of a long-term engagement with the ways in which crucial ideological issues were deployed in vernacular texts. He addresses the crisis for vernacular translation precipitated by the Lollard heresy, Langland's views on indulgences, Chaucer's tales of suspicious saints and risible relics, and more.
Mindful Spirit In Late Medieval Literature
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Author : Bonnie Wheeler
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Mindful Spirit In Late Medieval Literature written by Bonnie Wheeler and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
In what varieties of ways is late medieval literature inflected by spiritual insight and desires? What weaves of literary cloth especially suit religious insight? In this collection dedicated to Elizabeth D. Kirk, Emeritus Professor of English at Brown University, several renowned scholars assess those related issues in a range of Medieval texts.