Household Knowledges in Late-Medieval England and France

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This book examines how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of information. Considering the reciprocal relationship between the domestic experience and its cultural expression, contributors provide a fresh illustration of the imaginative scope of the late-medieval home and its centrality to cultural production. -- .

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'One final note in favor of this volume is the frequency of cross-references between the essays: Burgers essay makes good use of Kuiperss argument, Seaman cites Burger, Critten cites Radulescu, etc. These connections not only strengthen the volumes coherence, but make a good case for the household as meaningful field of study.'
Studies in the Age of Chaucer

'Glenn Burger and Rory Crittens well-edited collection gives new dimension to topics often associated either with medieval universities or the royal household...The underlying question of medieval practicality stands to be the core of important future work for which this collection, with its range of theoretical and historical approaches and effective footnotes, is an intelligent and well-rounded resource.'
Arthuriana

Author Bio

Glenn D. Burger is Professor of English at Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY and Dean of Graduate Studies at Queens College, CUNY
Rory G. Critten is Lecturer in Old and Middle English at the Universit de Lausanne, Switzerland