Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Translations -- 1 Introduction: Sincerity, Language Change and Medieval Literature -- Medieval Words for Sincerity? -- Sincerity as an Ideal -- Internal Emotions and Externalized...
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Translations -- 1 Introduction: Sincerity, Language Change and Medieval Literature -- Medieval Words for Sincerity? -- Sincerity as an Ideal -- Internal Emotions and Externalized Language -- Modus Operandi: Historical Pragmatics and Stylistics -- The Mechanism: Ritual, Mimesis and Reanalysis -- The Medium: Vernacular Literature -- References -- 2 Before Sincerity: Pagan Beliefs of Language and Emotion -- Evidence -- Rituals of Worship: Form Over Feeling -- Runes and Charms: Externalized Linguistic Magic -- Odin's Counsel -- Binding Rituals: Oaths and True 'love' in Action -- Authentic Grief -- References -- 3 God Who Knows the Heart: The Christianization of Language and Emotion -- Praying to the God 'Who Knows the Heart' -- Ideo-Affective Lessons from OE Wisdom Literature -- Saintly Sincerity -- Spreading the Affective Word: OE Homilies -- References -- 4 Sincerity in Contrition: From Confessions to Apologies -- The Pragmatic Study of Apologies -- Apologetic Vocabulary: Semasiological and Onomasiological Overview -- Forgiving in the Heart -- Ancrene Wisse and Monastic Apologies -- Romance and Courteous Repentance -- Love's Myrrour and Courteous Devotion -- Chaucer's Melibee and Apologetic Culture -- Affective Correspondence, Part 1 (Apologies) -- References -- 5 Sincerity in Love: From caritas to affectio maritalis -- England Before fin'amor -- Purifying Aristocratic Love: The Origins of fin'amor -- The Anglo-Norman Court -- Vernacular Romance -- Troilus and Criseyde -- Affectio maritalis -- Affective Correspondence, Part 2 (Love) -- References -- 6 Conclusion: What is Sincerity? -- References -- Bibliography -- Index
