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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kiser, Lisa J., 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Knowledge > Literature.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400
To 1500
Women and literature > England > History > To 1500.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Classicism > England > History > To 1500.
Narrative poetry > History and criticism.
Littérature ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Poésie narrative > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Subjects & Themes > Women .
Classical literature
Classicism
Literature
Narrative poetry
Women and literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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