Wendy A Matlock
Biographic Data
| ID | 5401260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy A Matlock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy A |
| FAMILY NAME | Matlock |
| SIGNATURE | MATLOCK W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansas State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Arts of Dying
D. Vance Smith states succinctly the central thesis of his new book Arts of Dying: Literature and Finitude in Medieval England: “literature and dying are inextricably linked” (4). Summarizing it effectively is more challenging. Let me begin by describing Smith's definitions of “literature” and “dying.” Smith views literature through a formalist lens as a self-contained mode of language, though like a deconstructionist, he asserts that meaning is …
Reworking the Household in The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools
The anonymous late fifteenth-century poem known as The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools relies on the medieval tradition of debate poetry to normalise new ideas about patriarchal authority, households and family. Its form looks back to the literary conventions of the Middle Ages while its content anticipates early modern ideas about family and labour. Notes1For an indictment of unquestioning acceptance of periodisation see Aers. Works such as Jame…
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Reworking the Household in The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools
The anonymous late fifteenth-century poem known as The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools relies on the medieval tradition of debate poetry to normalise new ideas about patriarchal authority, households and family. Its form looks back to the literary conventions of the Middle Ages while its content anticipates early modern ideas about family and labour. Notes1For an indictment of unquestioning acceptance of periodisation see Aers. Works such as Jame…
Arts of Dying
D. Vance Smith states succinctly the central thesis of his new book Arts of Dying: Literature and Finitude in Medieval England: “literature and dying are inextricably linked” (4). Summarizing it effectively is more challenging. Let me begin by describing Smith's definitions of “literature” and “dying.” Smith views literature through a formalist lens as a self-contained mode of language, though like a deconstructionist, he asserts that meaning is …
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