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The Liturgical Associations of Langland's Samaritan

1969; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 25; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0362152900010977

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Raymond St-Jacques,

Medieval Literature and History

The application of patristic biblical exegesis to medieval literature has produced some illuminating criticism in recent years. Unfortunately, the “allegorists” often fail to make use of one of the most important sources of traditional Christian thought and symbolism, the liturgy. Yet, medieval writers greatly enriched their work by drawing upon the liturgy as a source and inspiration, a fact demonstrated by a passage such as the Good Samaritan episode in Passus XVII of Piers Plowman.