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03298aam a2200481 i 4500 001 541BEDE03A6E11E5A08F40DADAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150804010056 008 141104s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014040608 020 $a 1137474769 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137474766 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)894935459 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d CDX $d PUL $d EYM $d COO $d IUL $d YDXCP $d ZCU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR275.G65 $b E45 2015 082 00 $a 820.9/001 $2 23 084 $a REL112000 $a LIT004120 $a LIT011000 $a REL112000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Elias, Natanela, $d 1983- $e author. 245 14 $a The gnostic paradigm : $b forms of knowing in English literature of the late middle ages / $c Natanela Elias. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015. 300 $a 191 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a The new Middle Ages 520 $a "By the later fourteenth century, Gnosticism and its influences seem to have dispersed almost completely, at least on the surface. Certainly the late-medieval church was vigorous in its efforts to teach orthodoxy to the laity. Yet a sense of simmering continuation, and outright reemergence, has figured in a number of studies of late-medieval literature. Yet to this point, no study has been carried out examining the gnostic undercurrent with specific regard to medieval England. Investigating the existence of gnostic traces in some of the more prominently "Catholic" late medieval English literary works will lead to a reevaluation of late medieval English literature on the one hand but will also show the way in which these texts foreground elements of gnosticism that may have not been obvious up to this point. This study, therefore, seeks to shed light on a gnostic dimension that was there all along, but not recognized or, therefore, fully appreciated"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index. 505 0 $a 1. Introduction: Gnosticism and Late Medieval Literature -- 2. Pearl's Patience and Purity: Gnosticism in the Pearl Poet's Oeuvre -- 3. The Truth about Piers Plowman -- 4. Gower's Bower of Bliss: A Successful Passing into Hermetic Gnosis -- Conclusion: Knowing the Christian Middle Ages: A Gnostic Journey into the Self. 650 0 $a English literature $y Middle English, 1100-1500 $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Gnosticism in literature. 650 0 $a Knowledge, Theory of, in literature. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Medieval. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a RELIGION / Gnosticism. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a English literature $x Middle English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710961 650 7 $a Gnosticism in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00943912 650 7 $a Knowledge, Theory of, in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00988217 648 7 $a 1100 - 1500 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 830 0 $a New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014230.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=541BEDE03A6E11E5A08F40DADAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search