Counters the view of Chaucer's complaints as exercises in a worn-out French tradition by demonstrating how his effort to fuse lyric and narrative modes led him to experiment with complaint. His analyses give new perspectives on several of Chaucer's works -- an intelligent, original and profitable view.'STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER
Counters the view of Chaucer's complaints as exercises in a worn-out French tradition by demonstrating how his effort to fuse lyric and narrative mode...
Starting frmo the assumption that Pearl, Puriry, Patience and Sir Gawain and thg Green Knight are by one poet, W.A. Davenport seeks to define the nature of his art. He makes a close analysis of each poem, considering the four not so much in their historical context as for their immediate poetic effect. The poet had a flair for vivid pictures and dramatic situations, and found intellectual delight in pattern; the combination of these qualities provides much of the enjoyment of the poems, the conflict between them some uncertainty and complexity. The four works were shaped by a man of subtle...
Starting frmo the assumption that Pearl, Puriry, Patience and Sir Gawain and thg Green Knight are by one poet, W.A. Davenport seeks to define the natu...
