Through a Glass Darkly; or, the Emergence of Mind in Medieval Narrative.
- Author / Editor
- Fludernik, Monika.
Through a Glass Darkly; or, the Emergence of Mind in Medieval Narrative.
- Published
- David Herman, ed. The Emergence of Mind: Representations of Consciousness in Narrative Discourse in English (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011), pp. 69-100.
- Description
- Shows that modern understandings of and distinctions among speech, thought, and signifying gesture do not necessarily obtain in Middle English discourse, and that Middle English literature "displays much more extensive narrative depictions of subjectivity and interiority" than usually assumed, Analyzes illustrative examples from several works in Middle English, including KnT.
- Contributor
- Herman, David, ed.
- Alternative Title
- Emergence of Mind: Representations of Consciousness in Narrative Discourse in English
- Chaucer Subjects
- Style and Versification
Background and General Criticism
Knight and His Tale