Download or read book Consolation in Medieval Narrative written by C. Schrock and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .