Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature: Pastoral Rhetoric and the Deviant Speaker by Edwin David Craun
English | 16 Jun. 1997 | ISBN: 052149690X, 0521022010 | 272 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | 16 Jun. 1997 | ISBN: 052149690X, 0521022010 | 272 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
Drawing on manuscript sources, this book examines how the medieval clergy developed the authority and persuasive force to attempt to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians. It shows how attempts were made to portray some political, social and private speech as deviant and destructive, labelling it lying, slander, blasphemy and other Sins of the Tongue.