Medieval Allegory and the Building of the New Jerusalem

Name: Medieval Allegory and the Building of the New Jerusalem
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By Meyer, Ann R.

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This book investigates the concept of the New Jerusalem, the City of God, as an architectural ideal during the middle ages, and the way in which it is represented allegorically in patristic writings, liturgy, building, and later literature. The author begins by examining its conceptual foundations in such sources as the Hebrew Bible, Bede's exegesis, the religious philosophy of Plotinus, and Augustine's theology. She then explores the influence and the expression of the New Jerusalem in liturgy and architecture, using the twelfth-century remodelling of the Abbey Church of St-Denis and its dedication liturgy to show how the building serves as an eschatological and apocalyptic landscape. The chantry movement in late medieval England is situated in this context, and leads to a demonstration of the movement's associations with the highly-wrought poem 'Pearl' and its companion poems; the book analyses 'Pearl' as medieval architecture, offering fresh perspectives on its elaborate construction and historical context. ANN R. MEYER teaches in the Department of Literature, Claremont McKenna College.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 228
Release Date:: 2003-12-01
Publication Date:: 2003-12-04
Publisher:: D.S.Brewer
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0859917967
ISBN13:: 9780859917964
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 511 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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