She Came Down from Heaven: The Storied Propositions of Piers Plowman 's Holy Church

Currently, we read the late 14th-century Middle English poem Piers Plowman as a form that fails to keep the promises it makes, and its form does make promises, most overtly in its initial fantasy of perfect and lucid meaning embodied in the figure of Holy Church. This article will argue that Holy Ch...

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Main Author: Schrock, Chad D. 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2016]
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-50
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
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