The Fulfillment of the Scriptures

Abraham, Moses, and Piers

Ruth W. Ames (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2018
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8101-3820-9 (ISBN)

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Approaches Langland's key medieval text, Piers Plowman, using critical literary methods developed in interdisciplinary programs that explore the intersections of religion and literature. Ruth Ames draws on the history of the development of Christian doctrine as she explores the ways that the allegory of Piers parallels the story of Jesus.

Ruth M. Ames’s The Fulfillment of Scriptures approaches Langland’s key medieval text, Piers Plowman, using critical literary methods developed in interdisciplinary programs that explore the intersections of religion and literature. Ames draws on the history of the development of Christian doctrine as she explores the ways that the allegory of Piers parallels the story of Jesus in Christian doctrine. Ames’s work offers a significantly new critical reading of Piers Plowman, influencing interpretations of medieval literature.

Ruth Margaret Ames (1918-2005) was a professor of English at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.12.2018
Verlagsort	Evanston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8101-3820-4 / 0810138204
ISBN-13	978-0-8101-3820-9 / 9780810138209
Zustand	Neuware