The Prophets of the Anglo-Norman ‘Adam’
A comprehensive theory which can reduce massive amounts of detailed evidence to simple and pleasing clarity has the ability to survive long after critics have damaged or destroyed essential portions of its arguments or evidence. A radically new comprehensive thesis may arise to displace it, but even...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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1983
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Traditio
Anno: 1983, Volume: 39, Pagine: 81-114 |
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| Riepilogo: | A comprehensive theory which can reduce massive amounts of detailed evidence to simple and pleasing clarity has the ability to survive long after critics have damaged or destroyed essential portions of its arguments or evidence. A radically new comprehensive thesis may arise to displace it, but even then quibbles with details of the new continue to breathe life into the old. Such is at least partially the case with study of the prophets' episode in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman Adam (Ordo representacionis Ade). Perhaps the single most edited piece of twelfth-century literature, the play has an established importance: linguistically, dramatically, theatrically, and theologically, it deserves the close attention it has been given. And not only is it important, it is also an enjoyable and imaginative work that delights the reader as much as it fascinates the scholar. However, it is a victim of being assigned a fundamental role in a comprehensive theory regarding the development of medieval vernacular drama. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900009570 |