Alastair Minnis Books

Alastair Minnis's scholarship characteristically integrates reading strategies from literary criticism with the history of ideas. His work is deeply informed by an interest in medieval philosophy and theology. He explores the ways in which conceptions of paradise were created in the later Middle Ages. Minnis's approach is marked by a synthesis of close reading and a broad historical and philosophical perspective.

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. The Middle Ages. Volume 2

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. The Middle Ages. Volume 2
882 pages
31 hours of reading
This unique volume offers for the first time a comprehensive introduction to the literary theory and criticism produced during the Middle Ages. The essays cover all the main traditions in Medieval Latin, Byzantine Greek, and the major European vernaculars, as well as the humanist debates on literature and its uses.

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. The Middle Ages. Volume 2