Scribes of space place in Middle English literature and late medieval science / Matthew Boyd Goldie.
| Author/creator | Goldie, Matthew Boyd |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Local space, edges, and contents : chorography and late medieval English maps -- Local literature : vernacular local space and John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes -- Horizonal space : measuring local area with astrolabes, quadrants, and topographia -- Horizonal and abstracted spaces : The book of Margery Kempe and The book of Sir John Mandeville -- The science of motion : new ideas of impetus and measurement -- Motion in literature : place and movement in The house of fame -- Intense proximate affect : Nicole Oresme's Tractatus de configurationibus qualitatum et motuum -- Proximal literature : nearness and distinction in The legend of good women -- Afterword : being ubiquitous : space and the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale. |
| Abstract | "Examines late medieval physics and Middle English literature to reveal how everyday spaces were apprehended in the late Middle Ages"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Goldie, Matthew Boyd, author. Scribes of space Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501734045 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018047128 |
| ISBN | 9781501734052 (epub/mobi) |
| ISBN | 9781501734069 (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |