Water in Medieval Literature
Author | : Albrecht Classen |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498539852 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498539858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (858 Downloads) |
Download or read book Water in Medieval Literature written by Albrecht Classen and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uncovers the tremendous importance of water for European medieval literature, focusing on a large number of writers and poets. Water proves to be highly meaningful in religious, literary, and factual narratives insofar as it emerges as a central catalyst to bring about epiphany and epistemological and spiritual illumination.