Yet another paper with some notes from my course on the history of literary criticism, far back in ye olde 20th century....

This paper offers an overview of the main figures and subjects in medieval criticism in the Western tradition, covering both secular poetics and those topics in theological reflection and Biblical commentary which have some relevance for literary theory. The first section deals with medieval poetics, discussing literature theory with reference to the trivium and the quadrivium, with a special focus on the poetics of Geoffrey de Vinsauf. This is followed by a short section on aesthetics and a more detailed treatment of medieval hermeneutics. The main figures and topics in this section include Augustine, pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Dante, and Boccaccio, with a discussion of the theological dimension of literature, of symbolism, allegory, and of the modes of hermeneutical interpretation.

It has been accepted in the following area journals of the Social Science Research Network, in the fields of philosophy, literary theory, and anthropology. To be found in the following websites (Date posted: March 30, 2014):

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García Landa, José Angel. "Medieval Criticism: Poetics, Aesthetics and Hermeneutics." 1991. Online at Social Science Research Network 30 March 2014.*

http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2417263

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Anthropology of Religion eJournal 30 March 2014.*

http://www.ssrn.com/link/Anthropology-Religion.html

2014

Linguistic Anthropology eJournal 30 March 2014.*

http://www.ssrn.com/link/Linguistic-Anthropology.html

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Literary Theory & Criticism eJournal 30 March 2014.*

http://www.ssrn.com/link/English-Lit-Theory-Criticism.html

2014

History of Western Philosophy eJournal 30 March 2014.*