Newman, Barbara, 1953-

Medieval crossover : reading the secular against the sacred / Barbara Newman. - Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages) : illustrations - The Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies : 2011 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; MEDIEVAL CROSSOVER; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface ; List of Illustrations ; Chapter 1 Theorizing Crossover: Principles and Case Studies ; A Hermeneutics of Both/And ; Felix Culpa and the Principle of Double Judgment ; Pagan Matiere, Christian Sen, and Secular Conjointure. Hagiographic Romance: "Everything That Rises Must Converge" Chapter 2 Double Coding: Knights of Arthur, Knights of Christ ; Chrétien's Charrette: Double Coding, Double Judgment ; Perlesvaus: The Grail and Christendom's "Old Laws" ; Lancelot and the Grail: Chrétien's Ambiguous Legacy. Le Morte Darthur: Double Coding, Double Ending Chapter 3 Conversion: The Literary Traditions of Marguerite Porete ; The Puys of Picardy and the Valenciennes Prize Poems ; Beguine Lyrics, Recycled Songs, and the Mirror ; Roses, Crimson and White ; The Mirror and the Rose. From 1277 to 1312, or the Perils of Crossover Chapter 4 Parody: From Profane Communion to Blasphemous Passion ; Parodia Sacra and the Principle of the Two-Edged Sword ; Obscene Communion: Le lai d'Ignaure ; Mocking Mass Murder: The Passion of the Jews of Prague. A Lawsuit in Heaven: The Dispute between God and His Mother Chapter 5 Convergence: René of Anjou and the Heart's Two Quests ; Mortifying Vain Pleasure: The King as Vernacular Theologian ; The Grail, the Rose, and the Love-Smitten Heart ; Converging Quests.



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Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
Secularism in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.


Electronic Books.

PN671 / .M435 2013