Retrospective Prophecy and Medieval English Authorship /

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"This study argues that prophecy emerged and recurred as an important theme in both medieval authorial self-representation and the subsequent intellectual and critical assessment of medieval authors and their works by others. Because prophecy is always a second hand authority, readers can be ea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fonzo, Kimberly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Langland, William, > 1330?-1400?
Gower, John, > 1325?-1408.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400.
Gower, John, > 1325?-1408 > Criticism and interpretation.
Langland, William, > 1330?-1400? > Criticism and interpretation.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Criticism and interpretation.
Prophecy in literature.
Politics in literature.
English literature > Middle English.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Prophetie dans la litterature.
Litterature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Sybil and Merlin: Political Prophecy in the French and English Royal Courts
  • William Langland's Parodic Prophecies
  • Henry IV and the Post Facto Construction of a Prophetic John Gower
  • The Legacy of "Chaucer's Prophecy" in The House of Fame.

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