The Gospel of John describes the Incarnation of Christ as "the Word made flesh" an intriguing phrase that uses the logic of metaphor but is not traditionally understood as merely symbolic. Thus the conceptual puzzle of the Incarnation also draws attention to language and form: what is the Word; how is it related to language; how can the Word become flesh? Such theological questions haunt the material imagery engaged by medieval writers, the structural forms that give their writing shape, and even their ideas about language itself. In "Poetics of the Incarnation," Cristina Maria Cervone...
The Gospel of John describes the Incarnation of Christ as "the Word made flesh" an intriguing phrase that uses the logic of metaphor but is not tra...
The insight that -the implications of textuality as such- can and must underlie our interpretations of literary works remains one of A.C. Spearing's greatest contributions to medieval studies. It is a tribute to the breadth and significance of his scholarship that the twelve essays gathered in his honour move beyond his own methods and interests to engage variously with -textuality as such, - presenting a substantial and expansive view of current thinking on form in late medieval literary studies. Covering a range of topics, including the meaning of words, -experientiality-, poetic form and...
The insight that -the implications of textuality as such- can and must underlie our interpretations of literary works remains one of A.C. Spearing's g...
