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The Case for Medieval Realism: Sodom, Babylon and Cleanness
Mar 3, 2025
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
English-Philosophy Building, 304
251 West Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52242
Criticism Today presents Professor Larry Scanlon (Rutgers University) as he explores the power and relevance of medieval realism in literature. Drawing on ideas from theorists like Roland Barthes and Marxist thinkers Fredric Jameson and Anna Kornbluh, Scanlon will discuss how late medieval texts — especially the poem Cleanness and its retelling of the Sodom story — offer fresh insights into realism and culture.
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