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Palimpsests and the literary imagination of medieval England : collected essays

Carruthers, Leo M, Chai-Elsholz, Raeleen, 1967-, Silec, Tatjana, 1976-

2011

Overview

\"Witnesses to the disappearance of a text, palimpsest manuscripts bear the marks of their own genesis, for their original inscription was rubbed out and written over on the same parchment. Erasure is a prerequisite of reinscription; destruction paves the way for renewal. Thus the palimpsest is an image of the processes of revision and accretion which shape medieval literary production. This collection explores analogies of erasure and rewriting observed in editorial and literary practices underlying the production of texts from medieval England. Whether palimpsests are the primary focus of study or serve as a metaphor for various phenomena of loss and accumulation, all the essays investigate the process of reinscription. \"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: English literature History and criticism. / English literature Old English, ca. 450-1100 Sources. / English literature Middle English, 1100-1500 Sources. / English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 Sources. / Palimpsests. / Transmission of texts History.
• ISBN: 9780230100268, 0230100260

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR161.P35 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE