Chaucer’s Defense of the Vulgar Tongue
Chaucer’s Defense of the Vulgar Tongue By James R. Andreas Postscript: The Journal of the Philological Association of the Carolinas, Vol.9 (1992) Introduction: Rousseau…
Truth, Translation, and the Troy Book Women
Truth, Translation, and the Troy Book Women Shutters, Lynn Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 32(1) (2001) Abstract When one thinks…
Queens, Whores, and Maidens: Women in Chaucer’s England
Queens, Whores, and Maidens: Women in Chaucer’s England By Judith M. Bennett Hayes Robinson Lecture (Royal Holloway, University of London, 2002) Introduction: Geoffrey…
The Curse of the Plowman
Among the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales is only one bona fide peasant — the Plowman, who merits one of Chaucer’s briefest and most idealized portraits and whose tale Chaucer never wrote
Glimpsing Medusa: Astoned in the Troilus
Glimpsing Medusa: Astoned in the Troilus By Timothy D. O’Brien Quidditas, Vol.23 (2002) Introduction: In these pages I would like to consider the…
Thomas Hahn on Medieval Studies
From the program UO Today from the University of Oregon: Thomas Hahn, Professor of English at the University of Rochester, discusses the relevance of…
Early 19th-century edition of Chaucer’s works uncovered
A previously unknown early 19th-century edition of The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer has been identified by University of Otago senior lecturer in…
Scribes at London Guildhall were responsible for promoting Medieval English Literature
Two University of York researchers have found evidence that the London Guildhall served as the cradle of English Literature in the late Middle…
The Representation of Chivalry in The Knight’s Tale
The Representation of Chivalry in The Knight’s Tale By Jordi Sánchez Martí Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses, Vol.13 (2000) Abstract: The purpose of…
Take Writing: News, Information, and Documentary Culture in Late Medieval England
This dissertation analyzes late medieval English texts in order to understand how they respond to the anxieties of a society experiencing the growing passion for news and the development of documentary culture.
UCF in Print: Tison Pugh
Tison Pugh, Associate Professor and Director of Texts and Technology Program at the Universtiy of Central Florida, appeared on the program UCF in…
The gentil example : thematic parallels in Froissart’s Chroniques and Chaucer’s Franklin’s tale
I intend to go beyond the biographical and source study that has dominated discussion on Chaucer and Froissart and embark on a project of tracing thematic parallels in two of their works, specifically focusing on the issue that I find most obvious between them: the desire to create and record literary discussions of ethical behaviour.
The Medieval Poetics of Pilgrimage and Multiple Voices
The Medieval Poetics of Pilgrimage and Multiple Voices Kim, Uirak Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 15 No. 2 (2007) Abstract Scholars…
“Authorship, Authority, and the Polemics of Rachel Speght and the Wife of Bath”
“Authorship, Authority, and the Polemics of Rachel Speght and the Wife of Bath” Moon, Hi Kyung Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume…
Echoes of Boethius and Dante in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
Echoes of Boethius and Dante in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde An, Sonjae Medieval and Early Modern English Studies Volume 12 No. 2 (December…
“The Legend of False Men”?: Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women Re-titled
“The Legend of False Men”?: Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women Re-titled Moon, Hi Kyung Medieval English Studies, vol. 11 (2003) No. 1 Abstract…
Troilus and Criseyde: The Hidden Influence of Chaucer’s Reading
Troilus and Criseyde: The Hidden Influence of Chaucer’s Reading Sonjae, An Medieval English Studies, vol. 10 (2002) No. 2 Abstract When Chaucer is…
Holding the Center: Chaucer’s Book of Troilus and Dante’s Commedia
Holding the Center: Chaucer’s Book of Troilus and Dante’s Commedia Kaylor, N. H. Medieval English Studies, vol. 8 (2000) Abstract In his “Retraction,”…
Literary Representations of History in Fourteenth Century England: Shared Technique and Divergent Practice in Chaucer and Langland
Literary Representations of History in Fourteenth Century England:Shared Technique and Divergent Practice in Chaucer and Langland Lassahn, Nicole Essays in Medieval Studies, vol.…
The Pearl, a Crayon, and a Lego
The Pearl, a Crayon, and a Lego Kline, Daniel T. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract Walking down Bardstown Road in…
BL MS Harley 7333: The “Publication” of Chaucer in the Rural Areas
BL MS Harley 7333: The “Publication” of Chaucer in the Rural Areas Shonk, Timothy A. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract…
A Beastly Origin: Journeys from the Oxes Stalle’ in Chaucer’s Poetry
A Beastly Origin: Journeys from the Oxes Stalle’ in Chaucer’s Poetry Marino, John B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996) Abstract “Sentence…
The Social Position of the Surgeon in London, 1350-1450
The Social Position of the Surgeon in London, 1350-1450 Grigsby, Bryon Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996) Abstract Many critics’ familiarity with…
Piers’s Good Will: Langland’s Politics of Reform and Inheritance in the C-Text
Piers’s Good Will: Langland’s Politics of Reform and Inheritance in the C-Text Drout, Michael D. C. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996)…
Chaucer’s Missing Children
Chaucer’s Missing Children Cowgill, Jane Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 12 (1995) Abstract The difficulty with an exploration of the role of children…
