Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature

This book traces the development of the ideal of sincerity from its origins in Anglo-Saxon monasteries to its eventual currency in fifteenth-century familiar letters. Beginning by positioning sincerity as an ideology at the intersection of historical pragmatics and the history of emotions, the autho...

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Hlavní autor: Williams, Graham (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics
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ISBN:9781137540690
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Obsah:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Before sincerity: Pagan beliefs of language and emotion
  • Chapter 3: God who knows the heart: The Christianization of language and emotion
  • Chapter 4: Sincerity in contrition: From confessions to apologies
  • Chapter 5: Sincerity in love: From 'caritas' to 'affectio maritalis'
  • Chapter 6: Conclusion.