Newman, Barbara, 1953-
Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2013.
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Part of the series The Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies : 2011;Conway lectures in medieval studies.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-381) and index.
- 1. Theorizing crossover: principles and case studies. A hermeneutics of both/and — Felix culpa and the principle of double judgement — Pagan matiere, Christian sen, and secular conjointure — Hagiographic romance: everything that rises must converge — 2. Double coding: knights of Arthur, knights of Christ. Chrétien’s charrette: double coding, double judgement — Perlevaus: the Grail and Christendom’s old laws — Lancelot and the Grail: chrétien’s ambiguous legacy — Le Morte dArthur: double coding, double ending — 3. Conversion: the literary traditions of Marguerite Porete. The Puys of Picardy and the Valenciennes prize poems — Beguine lyrics, recycled songs, and the mirror — Roses, crimson and white — The mirror and the rose — From 1277 to 1312, or the perils of crossover — 4. Parody: from profane communion to blasphemous passion. Parodia sacra and the principle of the two-edged sword — Obscene communion: le lai d’ignaure — Mocking mass murder: the passion of the Jews of Prague — A lawsuit in heaven: the dispute between God and his mother — 5. Convergence: René of Anjou and the heart’s two quests. Mortifying vain pleasure: the king as vernacular theologian — The grail, the rose, and the love-smitten heart — Converging quests — Conclusion: a backward and a forward glance — Appendix 1. The passion of the Jews of Prague according to John the Peasant (1389) — Appendix 2. La desputoison de Dieu et de sa mère / The dispute between God and his mother.
- Newman explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. She convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, examining some very disparate works. Some of these texts are scarcely known to medievalists others are rarely studied together. Newman’s choice of primary works will inspire new questions and set in motion new fields of exploration for medievalists.
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