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Machines of the Mind

Personification in Medieval Literature

By: Katharine Breen

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Machines of the Mind

Personification in Medieval Literature

By: Katharine Breen

In Machines of the Mind, Katharine Breen proposes that medieval personifications should be understood neither as failed novelistic characters nor as instruments of heavy-handed didacticism. She argues that personifications are instead powerful tools for thought that help us to remember and manipulate complex ideas, testing them against existing moral and political paradigms. Specifically, different types of medieval personification should be seen as corresponding to positions in the rich and nuanced medieval debate over universals. Breen identifies three different types of personification—Platonic, Aristotelian, and Prudentian—that gave medieval writers a surprisingly varied spectrum with which to paint their characters. Through a series of new readings of major authors and works, from Plato to Piers Plowman, Breen illuminates how medieval personifications embody the full range of positions between philosophical realism and nominalism, varying according to the convictions of individual authors and the purposes of individual works. Recalling Gregory the Great’s reference to machinae mentis (machines of the mind), Breen demonstrates that medieval writers applied personification with utility and subtlety, employing methods of personification as tools that serve different functions. Machines of the Mind offers insight for medievalists working at the crossroads of religion, philosophy, and literature, as well as for scholars interested in literary character-building and gendered relationships among characters, readers, and texts beyond the Middle Ages.

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University of Chicago Press

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022677662X

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9780226776620

The Crimson Rooms

By: Katharine McMahon

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The Crimson Rooms

By: Katharine McMahon

From the author of the #1 international bestseller, The Rose of Sebastopol--an unforgettable historical novel. Still haunted by the death of her brother James seven years ago in World War I, Evelyn Gifford is shocked when a young nurse named Meredith and her six-year-old son appear on her London doorstep. Meredith claims the child is James's son, and the grief-stricken Evelyn welcomes them into her home. At the same time Evelyn, a struggling attorney, is defending a veteran charged with murdering his wife. She believes her client is innocent, just as she suspects there is more to the story of her "nephew" than meets the eye.

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372

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Penguin

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1101185317

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9781101185315

The Mystery Omnibus #1 (Serapis Classics)

By: Wadsworth Camp,Arthur Rees,E. Philllips Oppenheim,Frank Packard,Meredith Nicholson,Anna Katharine Green,Edith Lavell

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The Mystery Omnibus #1 (Serapis Classics)

By: Wadsworth Camp,Arthur Rees,E. Philllips Oppenheim,Frank Packard,Meredith Nicholson,Anna Katharine Green,Edith Lavell

An incredible collection of the world's best classic mystery novels, proudly presented by Serapis Classics! Featuring: THE ABANDONED ROOM, by Wadsworth Camp THE SHRIEKING PIT, by Arthur Rees THE NEW TENANT, by E. Phillips Oppenheim THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMIE DALE, by Frank Packard THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CANDLES, by Meredith Nicholson THE DOCTOR HIS WIFE AND THE CLOCK, by Anna Katharine Green THE MYSTERY OF THE SECRET BAND, by Edith Lavell

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1563

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Serapis Classics

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3963130962

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9783963130960

Imagining an English Reading Public, 1150-1400

By: Katharine Breen

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Imagining an English Reading Public, 1150-1400

By: Katharine Breen

Argues that the adaptation of habitus for a universal audience supported the development of a vernacular reading public.

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301

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Cambridge University Press

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0521199220

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9780521199223

Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Specialties

By: Katharine Boursicot

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Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Specialties

By: Katharine Boursicot

With over 350 Single Best Answer questions and many Extended Matching Questions, Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Specialties provides top-quality revision material on the core specialties for readers looking for exam success.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199657580

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9780199657582

The Woman in the Picture

By: Katharine McMahon

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The Woman in the Picture

By: Katharine McMahon

The page-turning sequel to THE CRIMSON ROOMS by the author of bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club pick, THE ROSE OF SEBASTOPOL. London, 1926. Evie Gifford, one of the first female lawyers in Britain, is not a woman who lets convention get in her way. She has left her family home following a devastating love affair, much to her mother's disapproval. London is tense in the days leading up to the General Strike and Evelyn throws herself into two very different cases - one involving a family with links to the unions and the other a rich man who claims not to be the father of his wife's child. Evie is confronting the hardest challenge of her career when she is faced with an unexpected proposal - just as her former lover returns. How can she possibly choose between security with a man she admires and passion for the man who betrayed her?

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Hachette UK

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0297866052

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9780297866053

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Machines of the Mind

Machines of the Mind

The Crimson Rooms

The Crimson Rooms

The Mystery Omnibus #1 (Serapis Classics)

The Mystery Omnibus #1 (Serapis Classics)

Imagining an English Reading Public, 1150-1400

Imagining an English Reading Public, 1150-1400

Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Specialties

Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Specialties

The Woman in the Picture

The Woman in the Picture

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