Polemic: Language as Violence in Medieval and Early Modern Discourse

by George Southcombe and Almut Suerbaum

Book Overview

If terms are associated with particular historical periods, then 'polemic' is firmly rooted within early modern print culture, the apparently inevitable result of religious controversy and the rise of print media. Taking a broad European approach, this collection brings together specialists on medieval as well as early modern culture in order to challenge stubborn assumptions that medieval culture was homogenous and characterized by consensus; and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032922931
• ISBN13: 9781032922935
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages