Theater of the word :: selfhood in the English morality play /

"Paulson highlights a paradox of scholarship on medieval concepts of the self: The concept of an 'interior' self that is to some extent hidden from an 'external' world is uniquely modern, and hence alien to the medieval period; nevertheless, studies of the medieval idea of t...

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1. Verfasser: Paulson, Julie C., 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Reformations.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung:"Paulson highlights a paradox of scholarship on medieval concepts of the self: The concept of an 'interior' self that is to some extent hidden from an 'external' world is uniquely modern, and hence alien to the medieval period; nevertheless, studies of the medieval idea of the self still privilege this modern binary in the language they use. What is needed, Paulson argues, is a new way of speaking about the medieval self that does not privilege anachronistic terms and concepts. To provide this, Paulson turns to the medieval morality plays--performances which depict selves being created through performative acts--to construct a more appropriate form of discourse"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 229 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780268104634
0268104638
0268104646
9780268104641

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