Transforming talk the problem with gossip in late medieval England
"In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip's social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip. Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, in...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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University Park, Pa.
Pennsylvania State Univ. Press
2007
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip's social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip. Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influencing not only social interactions but also literary and religious practices."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 238 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0271029943 |