Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature : Pastoral Rhetoric and the Deviant Speaker
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
ISBN-10
052149690X
ISBN-13
9780521496902
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 16th, 1997
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
572 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.70 x 2.70 cms
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Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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This book examines how the medieval clergy tried to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians. It explores, for the first time, how Chaucer, Langland, Gower and the 'Patience' poet presented and judged these attempts to label Sins of the Tongue.
Drawing on manuscript sources, this book examines how the medieval clergy developed the authority and persuasive force to attempt to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians. It shows how attempts were made to portray some political, social and private speech as deviant and destructive, labelling it lying, slander, blasphemy and other Sins of the Tongue. It explores, for the first time, how Chaucer, Langland, Gower and the 'Patience' poet use the different strains of this pastoral discourse not only to expose the destructive power of speech in political and social life but also to judge clerical claims to authority and efficacy in formulating and applying codes of speech.
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