Water in Medieval Literature

Water in Medieval Literature
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9781498539852
ISBN-13 : 1498539858
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Book Synopsis Water in Medieval Literature by : Albrecht Classen

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.


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