Hume Chaucer and the Cultures of Love and Marriage

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-78204-035-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 3, 252 Seiten

Reihe: Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures

Substantial new readings of Chaucer's poems, offering a fresh perspective on some of the major controversies in Chaucer scholarship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hume, Cathy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Marriage and love in late medieval England
'The name of soveraynetee': The Franklin's Tale
'Humble servant to youre worthynesse': the Clerk's Tale
Domestic opportunities: The social comedy of the Shipman's Tale
Love in confinement in the Merchant's Tale
The Man of Law's Tale: The medieval marriage market and human suffering
The Knight's Tale and Emily's marriage: Chain of love or prison fetters?
'Nyce fare': The courtly culture of love in Troilus and Criseyde
Beyond the bounds of good behaviour: Imprudent fidelity in the Legend of Good Women
Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Hume Cathy:
CATHY HUME is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol.