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Telling Classical Tales : Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women /

Previous studies have shown the importance of Chaucer's reliance on classical literature as the source of his own art. In Telling Classical Tales, Lisa Kiser significantly expands this area of critical inquiry by her reading of Chaucer's Legend of Good Women-a relatively neglected poem tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kiser, Lisa J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Daisies, the Sun, and Poetry
  • 2. Metaphor, Alceste, and the God of Love
  • 3. On Misunderstanding Texts
  • 4. Chaucer's Classical Legendary
  • 5. "Poesye," "Makyng," and "Translacioun'
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index