Medieval Criticism

miércoles, 9 de abril de 2014

Medieval Criticism

Yet another paper with some notes from my course on the history of literary criticism, far back in ye olde 20th century....

Medieval Criticism:

Poetics, Aesthetics, and Hermeneutics 

http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2417263

This paper offers an overview of the main figures and subjects in medieval criticism in the Western tradition, covering both secular poetics and those topics in theological reflection and Biblical commentary which have some relevance for literary theory. The first section deals with medieval poetics, discussing literature theory with reference to the trivium and the quadrivium, with a special focus on the poetics of Geoffrey de Vinsauf. This is followed by a short section on aesthetics and a more detailed treatment of medieval hermeneutics. The main figures and topics in this section include Augustine, pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Dante, and Boccaccio, with a discussion of the theological dimension of literature, of symbolism, allegory, and of the modes of hermeneutical interpretation.


It has been accepted in the following area journals of the Social Science Research Network, in the fields of philosophy, literary theory, and anthropology. To be found in the following websites  (Date posted: March 30, 2014):  

eJournal Classifications

Anthropology and Archaeology Research Network Subject Matter eJournals      Anthropology of Religion eJournal - CMBO          AARN: Other Anthropology of Religion (Topic) - CMBO

Anthropology and Archaeology Research Network Subject Matter eJournals      Linguistic Anthropology eJournal - CMBO          AARN: Other Linguistic Anthropology (Topic) - CMBO

Literature Subject Matter eJournals      Literary Theory & Criticism eJournal - CMBO

Philosophy Research Network Subject Matter eJournals      History of Western Philosophy eJournal - CMBO          PRN: Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy (Topic) - CMBO

Philosophy Research Network Subject Matter eJournals      Philosophy of Language eJournal - CMBO          PRN: Reference (Topic) - CMBO

Philosophy Research Network Subject Matter eJournals      Philosophy of Religion eJournal - CMBO

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