10. Patristic Exegesis in the Criticism of Medieval Literature: The Opposition

Khutū was a material derived from an animal used by Medieval Asian peoples in the manufacture of knife handles and as an alexipharmic. Al-Bīrūnī (973–1048) made extensive enquiries into the origin of khutū but reached no definite conclusion. Literary scholars in the first half of the twentieth century identified the walrus and narwhal as probable sources, but in ignoring aspects of the literature on khutū’s appearance and provenance left a number of questions unanswered. We clarify and extend this research and identify further clues to the identity of khutū. We concur that walrus ivory was one source of khutū, suggest that the remains of “Ice Age” mammals may have influenced development of the medieval literature on khutū more than previous investigators realized, and offer a new hypothesis of khutū’s origin.

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Using Medieval Literature to Teach Introductory Composition in the Community College Setting

10.31274/etd-180810-2396 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

David Vernon Martin

Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Medieval Literature ◽

College Setting

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The Ambiguities of Medieval “Memoria”Ancient and Medieval Memories: Studies in the Reconstruction of the Past, by Janet Coleman. New York, Cambridge Umversity Press, 1992. xx, 646 pp. $85.00 U.S.The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture, by Mary Carruthers. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 10. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1990. xiv, 393 pp. $54.00 U.S.Dreaming in the Middle Ages, by Steven F. Kruger. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 14. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. xii, 254 pp. $59.95 U.S.History and Memory, by Jacques Le Goff (translated by Steven Rendall and Elizabeth Claman). New York, Columbia University Press, 1992. xxiii, 265 pp. $29.50 U.S.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.30.1.77 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 77-84

Author(s):

Faith Wallis

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Middle Ages ◽

Medieval Literature ◽

Columbia University ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The Past ◽

The Middle Ages

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The Antifraternal Tradition in Medieval Literature, by Penn R. SzittyaThe Antifraternal Tradition in Medieval Literature, by Penn R. Szittya. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1986. xvi, 316 pp. $40.00 U.S.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.22.2.240 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 240-241

Author(s):

A. Jean Elder

Keyword(s):

Medieval Literature ◽

Princeton University

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Mikael Males, ed., Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Disputatio, 30. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers n.v., 2018, 272 pp., 10 ill.

Mediaevistik ◽

10.3726/med.2019.01.44 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 320-322

Author(s):

Robert E. Bjork

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Case Studies ◽

Middle Ages ◽

Medieval Literature ◽

The World

During the logocentric Middle Ages, etymology and wordplay helped exegetes, philosophers, theologians, and poets understand the world and the world’s relationship to the divine. The case studies presented in this useful and fascinating collection of essays demonstrate how.

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