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Transforming Talk: The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

by Susan E. Phillips

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ISBN13: 9780271029948
ISBN10: 0271029943
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Synopsis:

In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossips 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. Known as jangling in Middle English, gossip was believed to corrupt parishioners, disturb the peace, and cause civil and spiritual unrest. But gossip was also a productive cultural force; it reconfigured pastoral practice, catalyzed narrative experimentation, and restructured social and familial relationships. Transforming Talk will appeal to a diverse audience, including scholars interested in late medieval culture, religion, and society; Chaucer; and women in the Middle Ages.

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ISBN:
9780271029948
Subtitle:
The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England
Author:
Phillips, Susan E.
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Medieval
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Gossip in literature.
Subject:
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Subject:
English literature - Middle English, 1100-
Publication Date:
July 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
238
Dimensions:
9.29x6.40x.89 in. 1.14 lbs.

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