The Late Medieval Image Debate in English and French Literature, 1160-1500 : Constructive Iconoclasm /

Early modern reformers claimed to reject a superstitious, image-obsessed medieval past-but what if medieval thinkers had already begun to critique sacred images? This book reveals how late medieval literature reimagined breaking images as radical creation, not destruction. Step into the world of Art...

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Main Author: Ni, Yun (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Series: Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts ; 32.

Subjects:

English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.

French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.

Iconoclasm in literature.

Idolatry in literature.