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- catalog abstract ""Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status." "David Rollo considers a series of texts produced in England and the Angevin Empire to reassess the value and nature of literacy in the High Middle Ages. He does this by scrutinizing metaphors that represent writing as a form of sorcery or magic in Latin texts and in the work of the Old French writer Benoit de Sainte-Maure. Rollo then examines the ambiguous representation of literacy as a skill that can be exploited as a commodity." "Glamorous Sorcery demonstrates how closely interconnected certain types of vernacular and Latin writing were in this period. Uncovered through a series of illuminating, incisive, and often surprising close readings, these connections give us a new, more complex appraisal of the relationship between literacy, social status, and political power in a time and place in which various languages competed for cultural sovereignty - at a critical juncture in the cultural history of the West."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11931984.
- catalog coverage "England Intellectual life 1066-1485.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History To 1485 Historiography.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status." "David Rollo considers a series of texts produced in England and the Angevin Empire to reassess the value and nature of literacy in the High Middle Ages. He does this by scrutinizing metaphors that represent writing as a form of sorcery or magic in Latin texts and in the work of the Old French writer Benoit de Sainte-Maure. Rollo then examines the ambiguous representation of literacy as a skill that can be exploited as a commodity." "Glamorous Sorcery demonstrates how closely interconnected certain types of vernacular and Latin writing were in this period. Uncovered through a series of illuminating, incisive, and often surprising close readings, these connections give us a new, more complex appraisal of the relationship between literacy, social status, and political power in a time and place in which various languages competed for cultural sovereignty - at a critical juncture in the cultural history of the West."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "William of Malmesbury: Magic and Prestige -- Geoffrey of Monmouth and John of Salisbury: Themes of Credulity -- Benoit de Sainte-Maure: Magic and Vernacular Fiction -- William FitzStephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoit de Sainte-Maure: Bureaucratic Power and Fantasies of Literate Control -- Gerald of Wales: Writing for the Crowned Ass of England -- Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 231 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0816635463 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0816635471 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Medieval cultures ; v. 25".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,".
- catalog spatial "England Intellectual life 1066-1485.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History To 1485 Historiography.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "478/.0308 21".
- catalog subject "Anglo-Norman literature History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Benoît, de Sainte-More, active 12th century Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern England History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Literacy England History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Literature and history Great Britain History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Magic in literature.".
- catalog subject "PA8045.E5 R65 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "William of Malmesbury: Magic and Prestige -- Geoffrey of Monmouth and John of Salisbury: Themes of Credulity -- Benoit de Sainte-Maure: Magic and Vernacular Fiction -- William FitzStephen, Richard FitzNigel, Benoit de Sainte-Maure: Bureaucratic Power and Fantasies of Literate Control -- Gerald of Wales: Writing for the Crowned Ass of England -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Glamorous sorcery : magic and literacy in the High Middle Ages / David Rollo.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".