Chaucer and the Social Contest (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9780415616034 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 172 str.

Peggy Knapp

Opis

First published in 1990, 'Chaucer and the Social Contest' focuses on three crucial fields of contention: the division of social duties into the three estates, the controversies around Wycliffite thought and practice, and the roles of women.

Spis treści

1.  Introduction: Thawing Frozen Words  2. Chivalry and Its Discontents  3. Robyn the Miller’s Thrifty Work  4. The Work of the Religious  5. Coming to Terms with Wyclif  6. Three “Noble Prechours”: Pardoner, Nun’s Priest, and Parson  7. “Mannes Governance” and “Wommannes Conseil”  8. Alisoun Looms  9. Griselda and the Patient Clerk.

O autorze

Peggy Knapp