IMAGINATIVE CONTEMPLATION IN THE 14TH CENTURY ENGLISH MYSTICISM
IMAGINATIVE CONTEMPLATION IN THE 14TH CENTURY ENGLISH MYSTICISM
Author(s): Lucie Rathouzská
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, 13th to 14th Centuries, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Imagination; Mysticism; 14th century; England;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I focus on imagination in 14th century English mysticism and modern approaches of Richard Rolle’s, Walter Hilton’s, and the unknown author of the Cloud of Unknowing’s concept of imagination. There are several inconsistencies within contemporary approaches to the imagination, affectivity, and bodily metaphors, implying a contradictory appreciation of the three English authors. In this paper, I will discuss criticism of imagination in the mysticism of these three English authors. Moreover, some possible responses will be highlighted.
Book: The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience: Particularities and Interpretations
- Page Range: 29-38
- Page Count: 10
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English
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