Word as Bond in English Literature from the Middle Ages to the RestorationUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 11. 11. 2016 - Počet stran: 360 For centuries, the transmission of power in feudal European society depended on a code of fidelity, of political allegiance, and truth to one's word. The word as bond extended to include not only the pledge of allegiance between subject and king, but the troth-plight between lovers, the vow of friendship, and the judicial oath. Society was ultimately based upon a gentleman's or gentlewoman's word that was itself underwritten by the Word of God. |
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Two Tragicomic Romance | 45 |
Three Social Comedy | 83 |
Four Subversive Comedy | 117 |
Five The Lyric | 151 |
Ratio 2 NonComic Closure | 179 |
Seven Personal Tragedy | 213 |
Eight Corrective Satire | 249 |
Nine Absurdist Satire | 281 |
Afterword | 313 |
Works Cited | 323 |
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Word as Bond in English Literature from the Middle Ages to the Restoration John Douglas Canfield Zobrazení fragmentů - 1989 |
Word as Bond in English Literature from the Middle Ages to the Restoration John Douglas Canfield Zobrazení fragmentů - 1989 |