Reason and Imagination in Chaucer, the Perle-Poet, and the Cloud-Author: Seeing from the Center (The New Middle Ages)

This collection makes the compelling argument that Chaucer, the Perle -poet, and The Cloud of Unknowing author, exploited analogue and metaphor for marking out the pedagogical gap between science and the imagination. Here, respected contributors add definition to arguments that have our attention and energies in the twenty-first century. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-34 The Nun’s Priest’s Tale: Bookspace as Public Plaza....Pages 35-53 The House of Fame: “I Wot Myself Best how Y Stonde.”....Pages 55-70 The Book of the Duchess: The Space of Self....Pages 71-89 Perle: The Pedagogy of Soul and Self....Pages 91-113 Patience: The Space of Play....Pages 115-134 The Cloud of Unknowing: The Dimensionless Space of the Seeking Spirit....Pages 135-149 Epilogue....Pages 151-154 Back Matter....Pages 155-184