Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, Anxiety, Subversion

by Mary Hayes

Book Overview

Introduction: Listen Up! PART I: FANTASIES OF POWER: THE PRIEST'S VOICE IN ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE The Talking Dead Christ's Lips Move PART II: ANXIETY AND THE PRIEST'S VOICE The Master's Voice Cursed Speakers PART III: SUBVERSION IN THE EUCHARISTIC CANON Belly Speech Playing the Prophet Resounding Voices

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349291900
• ISBN13: 9781349291908
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"