AIDS, argue that “nothing is more punitive than to give a disease meaning—that meaning
being invariably a moralistic one.” 4 Other inquiries highlight the use of metaphors in …

In Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century, Margot E. Fassler takes readers into
the rich, complex world of Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias (meaning “Know the ways”) to …

This paper examines the extent of lay religious knowledge and observance in thirteenth
century England, using a series of short manuscript treatises on confession inspired by the …

The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century, the Penn
Commentary places the allegorical dream-vision of Piers Plowman within the literary …

From the twelfth century, a philosophical notion of virtue as a humanly acquired habitus
coexisted in medieval moral thought with a religious notion of virtue as a divine gift. The …

Als anthropologische Grundphänomene sind die Hauptlaster unter dem populären Begriff
der «Sieben Todsünden» hochaktuell. Stolz, Zorn, Habgier oder Neid betreffen das Sein …

The medieval Church's concern with moral reform contributed to the emergence of a genre
of literature in the thirteenth century dedicated to the vices and virtues. Inspired by monastic …

In The Miller's Tale, John's reference to the fall of an astrologer raises questions concerning
labor, speculation, and what counts as useful knowledge. Drawing on the history of …

One of the most peculiar features of the transmission of texts in medieval times is the custom
of reproducing long passages from a text originating from another author, whether …

In the climactic moment of the Middle English poem Pearl, the narrator acts in a manner
contrary to the education he receives from the Pearl Maiden and the mysterious realm she …