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Description
The material properties of late medieval manuscripts testify to the power of visual images to shape both the reading experience and the reader. Desmond and Sheingorn's innovative study draws extensively on film theory and its notions of spectatorship to explore the ethical implications of viewing illustrated manuscripts for the medieval reader. Focusing particularly on two manuscripts, the Duke's manuscript and the Queen's manuscript of Christine de Pizan's Epistre Othea, the authors suggest that pre-modern and post-modern cultures share a predilection for the cinematic arrangement of knowledge in a montage format in which meaning derives from unexpected juxtapositions.
About the Author
Marilynn Desmond is Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Women's Studies at Binghamton University. Pamela Sheingorn is Professor of History, Medieval Studies, and Theatre at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Reviews
[A] remarkable collaborative study.... The authors demonstrate how the illuminations in these manuscripts go beyond mere illustration of text, showing how the work consistently attempts, especially through its rich program of images, to redefine masculinity, criticize male violence, and highlight female agency. - Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780472031832
Author Marilynn Desmond
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 888g
About the Author
Marilynn Desmond is Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Women's Studies at Binghamton University. Pamela Sheingorn is Professor of History, Medieval Studies, and Theatre at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Reviews
[A] remarkable collaborative study.... The authors demonstrate how the illuminations in these manuscripts go beyond mere illustration of text, showing how the work consistently attempts, especially through its rich program of images, to redefine masculinity, criticize male violence, and highlight female agency. - Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780472031832
Author Marilynn Desmond
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 888g
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