Sleep and its Spaces in Middle English Literature

Auteur: Leitch, Megan (Senior Lecturer in English Literature)
Editeur: Manchester University Press
This book shows how sleep and the spaces in which it takes place animate ethical codes and emotive scripts, shaping a range of medieval English genres. In particular, it demonstrates the significance of sleep-related motifs to Middle English romance and offers a more embodied understanding of dream visions by Chaucer, Langland and the Pearl-poet. -- .

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This book shows how sleep and the spaces in which it takes place animate ethical codes and emotive scripts, shaping a range of medieval English genres. In particular, it demonstrates the significance of sleep-related motifs to Middle English romance and offers a more embodied understanding of dream visions by Chaucer, Langland and the Pearl-poet. -- .
ISBN / EAN 9781526151100
Auteur Leitch, Megan (Senior Lecturer in English Literature)
Editeur Manchester University Press