David Aers Libros

Focusing on medieval and early modern Christianity, the essay explores Langland's vision of a secularizing church that transcends traditional hierarchies. Aers employs a "passus" structure to develop his argument, examining how Langland's ideas relate to contemporary issues within the church. The work includes a summary of the poem and modern translations alongside the original text, making it a valuable resource for both specialists and those grappling with current church dynamics.

Focusing on the sacrament of the altar, poverty, and differing views of sanctity, this critical study delves into late medieval England's Christian literature and theology. David Aers examines how Christians engaged with their tradition amid historical changes, analyzing why certain texts were deemed orthodox or heretical by the Church. Through the works of notable figures like William Langland and John Wyclif, he uncovers the theological, institutional, and political influences that shaped religious discourse in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Exploring the intersection of theology and literature, this work delves into Christian concepts of salvation, sin, and divine-human relations. Aers engages with Saint Augustine's ideas and examines the writings of notable fourteenth-century theologians, including William of Ockham and Thomas Bradwardine. Central to the discussion is William Langland's "Piers Plowman," which offers a unique theological perspective shaped by Christology. The book concludes with an analysis of Julian of Norwich's compassionate theology, linking her insights with those of Langland and Augustine.

First published in 1988, David Aers explores the treatment of community, gender, and individual identity in English writing between 1360 and 1430, focusing on Margery Kempe, Langland, Chaucer, and the poet of Sir Gawain. He shows how these texts deal with questions about gender, the making of individual identity, and competing versions of community in ways which still speak powerfully in contemporary analysis of gender formation, sexuality, and love. Making wide use of recent research on the English economy and communities, and informed by current debates in the theory of culture and gender, the book will be of interest to those concerned with medieval studies, Renaissance studies, and women's studies.

First published in 1981.The primary purpose of this book is to serve as an introduction to writing in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In addition to major Romantic poets ¿ Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelly ¿ the authors discuss writers such as Austen, Hazlitt and Burke, who are usually studied in a different context, and genres such as fiction and political writing, which are often cut off from the central body of poetry. An original and highly stimulated study, this book will appeal to all those who are dissatisfied with the conventional categories into which writers and literary movements are usually placed. .