Dreams Visions and the Rhetoric of Authority Medieval Interventions 1st Edition by John Bickley ISBN 9781433154492 1433154498

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ISBN 10: 1433154498
ISBN 13: 9781433154492
Author: John Bickley

Dreams Visions and the Rhetoric of Authority Medieval Interventions 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Authority of Form: Dream and Vision Genres

Authenticity and Artifice

Authentic Dreams and Visions

Literary Dreams and Visions

Dream Sequences

Dream Visions

Macrobius’ Five Categories and Kruger’s Three-Fold Taxonomy

Notes

References

Chapter 2: Authorizing Strategies in the Dreams and Visions of Daniel

Introduction

The Cultural Authority of the Book of Daniel

The Daniel Tradition

Historical and Literary Appropriations

Intersecting Modes and Genres

The Struggle for Cultural Authority

The Dream Sequences of Daniel (Chapters 1–6)

The Intellectual Elite

Delegitimizing the Competition

Dreaming of Authority

Authorizing Humility and Humiliation

The Power of the Written Word

The Apocalyptic Visions of Daniel (Chapters 7–12)

The Socio-Political Power of Apocalypse

Universality v. Historical Moment: Apocalyptic Symbolism and Ex Eventu Prophecy

The Rhetoric of Numbers

Fear and Trembling: The Dreamer’s Authorizing Response

A Cryptic Climax: Daniel’s Final Assertion of Authority

Conclusion: Daniel’s Hierarchy of Authority

Notes

References

Chapter 3: Macrobius: Establishing the Authoritative Philosophical Form

Introduction

Establishing the Authoritative Philosophical Form

The Arbiters of Authority

Defending the Dream Vision

In Defense of (Dream) Fiction (Ch. I and II)

Formal Authority: The Dream Vision as the Perfect Philosophical Form

Defining the Dream Vision

A Question of Authority: Macrobius’ Five Categories of Dreams

Illegitimate Origins: Insomnium and Visum

The Three Authoritative Dreams: Oraculum, Visio, and Somnium

Aggregate Authority: The Dream Categories Applied

Conclusion: Authoritative Dreamers and the Omnipresent Veil

Notes

References

Chapter 4: Julian of Norwich: The Authorizing Discourses of the Medieval Visionary

Introduction: Authenticity and Medieval Visionaries

The Rhetoric of the Unlettyrde

Aligning the Will

Julian’s Three Desires

Julian’s Sanctity

Aligning the Intellect

Intellectus and Ratio

The Divinely Sanctioned/Sanctifying Editing Process

Conclusion: Authorizing Discourses

Notes

References

Chapter 5: Fractured Authority: Chaucer’s Ironic Dream Vision

Introduction: Fractured Authority in the Fourteenth Century

The Ironic Dream Vision

Ambiguity and the Ironic Dream Vision

Chaucer’s Formative Form

The House of Fame

The Proem: Deference and Dismissal

The First Invocation: Confusing the Heathen and the Heavenly

The First Dream Account: Borrowed Legitimacy and Literary Digression

Book II: Hybridity, Autobiographical Parody, and “Lewed” Language

Book III: Illusion and Allusion

The Conclusion(?): Indeterminate “Auctorite”

Notes

References

Conclusion: The Rhetoric of Authority

Notes

References

Appendix: Dream and Vision Genres

Index

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