The middle english life of christ academic discourse translation and vernacular theology is admirable as an attempt to provide it his decision to focus on two fifteenth century carthusian lives is intriguing and might have been explored at greater length he writes that they seem to express the possibilities of the tradition more and more fascinatingly than most other works would or . Medieval church studies the middle english life of christ previous volume next volume the middle english life of christ academic discourse translation and vernacular theology author ian johnson book series medieval church studies 30 place publisher year turnhout . How much did latin academic theoretical discourse inform mainstream late medieval english literature rather than asking this question of secular poetic fiction chaucer gower this book investigates a more central genre lives of christ any adequate understanding of vernacular textuality in an age when most literature was translation of some sort cannot escape the question of the . The middle english life of christ academic discourse translation and vernacular theology medieval church studies by ian johnson 2013 hardcover books amazonca. Ian johnson the middle english life of christ academic discourse translation and vernacular theology medieval church studies 30 turnhout brepols 2013 pp