Story and Philosophy for Social Change in Medieval and Postmodern Writing
This book bridges medieval and contemporary philosophical thinkers, examining the relationship between fiction and philosophy for bringing about social change. Drawing on the philosophical reading and writing practices of medieval author Christine d
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STORY and PHILOSOPHY for SOCIAL CHANGE in MEDIEVAL and POSTMODERN WRITING READING for CHANGE
Allyson Car r
The New Middle Ages Series editor Bonnie Wheeler English & Medieval Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas TX, USA
The New Middle Ages is a series dedicated to pluridisciplinary studies of medieval cultures, with particular emphasis on recuperating women’s history and on feminist and gender analyses. This peer-reviewed series includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14239
Allyson Carr
Story and Philosophy for Social Change in Medieval and Postmodern Writing Reading for Change
Allyson Carr Trent University Peterborough ON, Canada
The New Middle Ages ISBN 978-3-319-63744-0 ISBN 978-3-319-63745-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-63745-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948706 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Oleksandr Lysenko/Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to all the Persephones —of any identity— who ate the seeds without understanding what they meant: know that you have your own fruit and can rewrite your story.
Preface and Acknowledgements
Put perhaps too simply, this book is a journey through re-learning how to read. Most people assume they know how to read—I certainly thought so when I began this project. And it is likely that anyone interested in picking up this book is “good” at reading to begin with. But I found, as I worked, there was a kind of reading I had not yet tru
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