Transforming Talk : The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England /

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In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip's social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip, Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Susan E., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Criticism and interpretation.
Social interaction in literature.
Gossip in literature.
English literature > Middle English.
HISTORY > Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Interaction sociale dans la litterature.
Potins dans la litterature.
Litterature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Janglynge in cherche" : pastoral practice and idle talk
  • Chaucerian small talk
  • "Sisteris in schrift" : gossip's confessional kinship
  • The gospel according to gossips, or how gossip got its name
  • Conclusion.

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