Truth and Convention in the Middle Ages
| Author | : Ruth Morse |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521302111 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521302110 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (110 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Truth and Convention in the Middle Ages by : Ruth Morse
Download or read book Truth and Convention in the Middle Ages written by Ruth Morse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval assumptions about the nature of the representation involved in literary and historical narratives were widely different from our own. Writers and readers worked with a complex understanding of the relations between truth and convention, in which accounts of presumed fact could be expanded, embellished, or translated in a variety of accepted ways.
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