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Olde Clerkis Speche : Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and the Implications of Authorial Recital /

Proposes that Troilus was intended for live performance (by Chaucer himself?) and discusses the use of useless (to readers) words and phrases, the different moods of presentation for each book, and the implications for contemporary studies of the work.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quinn, William A., 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : The Catholic University of America Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Presentation points
  • Book I, lively reading or deadly silence?
  • Book II, echo chambers
  • Book III, pillow talk and bedroom eyes
  • Book IV, conjunctions
  • Book V, deceptions and receptions
  • Finishing touches.