Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature

By:

Graham Williams

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Hardback

Series:

New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics

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This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the author demonstrates how changes in the relationship between outward expression and inward emotions changed English language and literature. While the early chapters reveal that the notion of sincerity was a Christian intervention previously absent from Germanic culture, the latter part of the book provides more focused studies of contrition and love. In doing so, the author argues that under the rubric of courtesy these idealized emotions influenced English in terms of its everyday pragmatics and literary style. This fascinating volume will be of broad interest to scholars of medieval language, literature and culture.

Author Biography:

Graham Williams is Senior Lecturer in the History of English at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Release date NZ

June 6th, 2018

Author

Graham Williams

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

1st ed. 2018

Illustrations

XIII, 256 p.

Pages

256

Series

New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics

ISBN-13

9781137540683

Product ID

27588710

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