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Transforming Talk: The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

Transforming Talk: The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

Phillips, Susan E.

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 0271029951
ISBN13: 9780271029955
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: Aug 15 2012
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip's social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip, Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influencing not only social interactions but also literary and religious practices. Known as jangling in Middle English, gossip was believed to corrupt parishioners, disturb the peace, and cause civil and spiritual unrest. But gossip was also a productive cultural force; it reconfigured pastoral practice, catalyzed narrative experimentation, and restructured social and familial relationships.

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