Memory and Confession in Middle English Literature

By:

Kisha G. Tracy

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

The New Middle Ages

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This book argues that the traditional relationship between the act of confessing and the act of remembering is manifested through the widespread juxtaposition of confession and memory in Middle English literary texts and, furthermore, that this concept permeates other manifestations of memory as written by authors in a variety of genres. This study, through the framework of confession, identifies moments of recollection within the texts of four major Middle English authors – Langland, Chaucer, Gower, and the Gawain-Poet – and demonstrates that these authors deliberately employed the devices of recollection and forgetfulness in order to indicate changes or the lack thereof, both in conduct and in mindset, in their narrative subjects. Memory and Confession in Middle English Literature explores memory’s connection to confession along with the recurring textual awareness of confession’s ability to transform the soul; demonstrating that memory and recollectionis used in medieval literature to emphasize emotional and behavioral change.

Author Biography:

Kisha G. Tracy is Assistant Professor of English Studies, specializing in early British and world literatures, and Co-Coordinator of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Fitchburg State University. Her main research interests include medieval memory and confession, medieval disability, and higher education pedagogy.

Release date NZ

July 28th, 2018

Author

Kisha G. Tracy

Series

The New Middle Ages

Pages

123

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

VII, 123 p.

ISBN-13

9783319857237

Product ID

28354666

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