The Spiritual Dimension in Medieval Exempla

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  • Dianne Speed Department of English, University of Sydney

Abstract

This paper offers an account of the literary form exemplum and ways in which it may be said to have a spiritual dimension, illustrating the argument by reference to one of the most popular exemplum collections of the Middle Ages, Gesta Romanorum, 'Deeds (or Stories) of the Romans'.

Author Biography

Dianne Speed, Department of English, University of Sydney

Department of English, University of Sydney
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Religion, Literature and the Arts Project: Conference Proceedings of the Australian International Conference 1995

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