THE LANGUAGE AND DISCOURCE OF THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

The Cloud of Unknowing is a medieval mystical text written in Middle English. The language used is typical of medieval mystical texts; many of its metaphors are taken from the Bible and then developed by the great teachers of Christian thought (Ongen, St. Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius Areopagite, Thom...

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Main Author: Pokorn, Nike Kocijanèiè (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 1997
In: Literature and theology
Year: 1997, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 408-421
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