Medieval Literary Theory and Criticism c.1100-c.1375: The Commentary Tradition, Revised Edition

Medieval Literary Theory and Criticism c.1100-c.1375: The Commentary Tradition, Revised Edition by Alastair J. Minnis. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780198112747.

This anthology of newly-translated texts covers the single most important branch of medieval literary theory and criticism--the commentary tradition--in one of the most significant periods of its development. Fully annotated with notes and introductions, the selections encompass a wide range of topics--including authorship, ethics, symbolism, biography, poetics, allegory, and semiotics--and represent many important writers--including Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Grosseteste, Abelard, and Peter Lombard.