Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time
Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time

Author: Albrecht Classen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 3110556529

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There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, both medical and philosophical, in which the topic is discussed from many different perspectives. The fundamental concerns address issue such as how people perceived magic, whether they accepted it and utilized it for their own purposes, and what impact magic might have had on the mental structures of that time. While some papers examine the specific appearance of magicians in literary texts, others analyze the practical application of magic in medical contexts. In addition, this volume includes studies that deal with the rise of the witch craze in the late fifteenth century and then also investigate whether the Weberian notion of disenchantment pertaining to the modern world can be maintained. Magic is, oddly but significantly, still around us and exerts its influence. Focusing on magic in the medieval world thus helps us to shed light on human culture at large.

Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer

Author: Jerome Mandel

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780838634547

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The same artistic techniques of contrast, cross-referencing, and leitmotif which unify the individual tales, he used to unify the multitale fragments and to ensure the coherence of the whole project. Even when they do not share the same tone, point of view, narrator, or genre, the tales within each fragment belong together because they share the same themes and types of characters and, perhaps most indicative of Chaucer's ideas of order, they share the same structure. These parallels, which pervade every fragment of the Canterbury Tales, insist that certain tales, and no others, be joined to form a coherent aesthetic unit. Therefore, each fragment, regardless of its intended position in a overall scheme which Chaucer never completed, is a coherent work of art. By examining the methods Chaucer used to link the tales into clearly defined and coherent fragments, Professor Mandel shows how Chaucer designed and built the tales to fit together with mutual coherence.

Chaucer and the Country of the Stars
Chaucer and the Country of the Stars

Author: Chauncey Wood

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-03-08

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1400872073

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Professor Wood examines in detail the astrological references in The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Complaint of Mars, using mediaeval source materials not only to elucidate the technicalities of the imagery but also to analyze its poetic function. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Chaucer’s Squire’s Tale, Franklin’s Tale, and Physician’s Tale
Chaucer’s Squire’s Tale, Franklin’s Tale, and Physician’s Tale

Author: Kenneth Bleeth

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2018-11-19

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 1442667559

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The latest volume in the Chaucer Bibliographies series, meticulously assembled by Kenneth Bleeth, is the most comprehensive record of scholarship on Chaucer's Squire's Tale, Franklin's Tale, and Physician's Tale.