Dreaming in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 14) (Volume 0) - Softcover

Kruger, Steven F.

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9780521019958: Dreaming in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 14) (Volume 0)
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ISBN 10: 0521019958 ISBN 13: 9780521019958
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This wide-ranging study examines the role of the dream in medieval culture with reference to philosophical, legal and theological writings as well as literary and autobiographical works. Stephen Kruger studies the development of theories of dreaming, from the Neoplatonic and patristic writers to late medieval re-interpretations, and shows how these theories relate to autobiographical accounts and to more popular treatments of dreaming. He considers previously neglected material including one important dream vision by Nicole Oresme, and arrives at a new understanding of this literary genre, and of medieval attitudes to dreaming in general.

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This wide-ranging study examines the role of the dream in medieval culture with reference to philosophical, legal and theological writings as well as literary and autobiographical works.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521019958
ISBN 13 
9780521019958
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
268
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