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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 List of Abbreviations 11 Introduction: Witness Testimony and Literary Production in the Later Middle Ages 12 Chapter One: The Face of a Saint and the Seal of a King 35 Chapter Two: Silence, Testimony, and the Case of Susanna 66 Chapter Three: Neighbors, Witnesses, and Outlaws in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 97 Chapter Four: Piers Plowman, Book, and the Testimonial Body 126 Chapter Five: Witnessing, Presence, and Lollard Communities 162 Coda: Witnessing the Middle Ages 200 Works Cited 210 Index 224 Publisher:The Ohio State University Press,Published:2013,ISBN:9780814270189,Related ISBN:9780814212233,Language:English,OCLC:867740803 Throughout the Middle Ages, witnessing was a crucial way religious and legal “truths” were understood and produced. Religious and secular officials alike harnessed the power of testimony to assert doctrinal, political, or legal responsibilities. Swearing an oath, testifying in court, and signing a deposition were common ways to shape and discipline both devotional and legal communities. In Fictions of Evidence: Witnessing, Literature, and Community in the Late Middle Ages, Jamie K. Tayl
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- Author
- Taylor, Jamie K.
- Publisher
- The Ohio State University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780814293249
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Christian, Literary Criticism
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