Title Gestures and looks in medieval narrative / J.A. Burrow

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 200 pages) Series Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 48 Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 48. Contents Introduction -- Gestures -- Looks -- Two Middle English narratives -- Dante's Commedia -- Afterword Summary In medieval society, gestures and speaking looks played an even more important part in public and private exchanges than they do today. In this, the first study of its kind in English, John Burrow examines the role of non-verbal communication in a range of narrative texts Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-195) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism. Nonverbal communication in literature. TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Literature, Medieval Nonverbal communication in literature Blick Motiv Literatur Geste Motiv Non-verbale communicatie. Gebaren. Letterkunde. Europa Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0511016662 9780511016660 0511045808 9780511045806 0511120737 9780511120732 9780521815642 0521815649 9780511483240 0511483244 1280159707 9781280159701 9780521050661 0521050669 1107134129 9781107134126 0511147937 9780511147937 0511325754 9780511325755

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