Medieval Literary Theory and Criticism, C. 1100-1375: The Commentary-Tradition

This anthology of newly-translated texts covers the single most important branch of medieval literary theory and criticism—the commentary tradition—in one of the most significant periods of its development. Fully annotated with notes and introductions, the selections encompass a wide range of topics—including authorship, ethics, symbolism, biography, poetics, allegory, and semiotics—and represent many important writers—including Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Grosseteste, Abelard, and Peter Lombard.