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Water in Medieval Literature: An Ecocritical Reading

Water in Medieval Literature: An Ecocritical Reading

Classen, Albrecht

Paperback

Series: Ecocritical Theory and Practice

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1498539866
ISBN13: 9781498539869
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: May 31 2019
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ecocritical thinking has sensitized us more than ever before to the tremendous importance of water for human life, as it is richly reflected in the world of literature. The great relevance of water also in the Middle Ages might come as a surprise for many readers, but the evidence assembled here confirms that also medieval poets were keenly aware of the importance of water to sustain all life, to provide understanding of life's secrets, to mirror love, and to connect the individual with God. In eleven chapters major medieval European authors and their works are discussed here, taking us from the world of Old Norse to Irish and Latin literature, to German, French, English, and Italian romances and other narratives.

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