Taylor, William Joseph.
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.06 (2010): n.p.
Taylor examines the role of the North as an "uncanny figure" in the development of English nationalism, as evidenced in the works of Bede, William of Malmesbury, the Robin Hood ballads, and CT.
Teskey, Gordon.
Brian Cummings and James Simpson, eds. Cultural Reformations: Medieval and Renaissance in Literary History (New York: Oxford University Press), pp. 379-95.
Teskey explores the development of "story-telling" into "literature" in English tradition, including comments on Chaucer's place in this development.
Tinkle, Theresa.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Despite its antifeminist core, medieval exegesis is not "universally misogynistic or patriarchal." Focusing on three historical moments--the age of Augustine, the twelfth century, and the age of Chaucer, including his fifteenth-century…
Tolmie, Jane, and M. J. Toswell, eds.
Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2010.
Fourteen essays by various authors, on topics ranging from the Psalms to "Beowulf" to Christine de Pizan, with recurrent attention to mothers and children and Marian lamentation. For three essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Laments for the…
Treharne, Elaine, and Greg Walker, with the assistance of William Green, eds.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Thirty-five essays by various authors, with a prologue by Treharne, an epilogue by Walker, and a cumulative index. The individual essays, each accompanied by a bibliography, are arranged thematically under seven thematic headings: Literary…
Varnam, Laura.
Michael O'Neill, ed. The Cambridge History of English Poetry (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. 81-95.
Varnam describes Chaucer's "legacy to English poetry as one of linguistic curiosity and a refusal of generic categorization." With TC, Chaucer "heralded a new era of narrative poetry" rich with philosophy and characterization; in CT, he "created a…
Proposes that historical thinking can be productively conceived of as recombinative fantasy rather than as empirical recollection. Uses several medieval examples of imaginative fantasy as exemplary models: Chaucer's House of Rumour in HF, Dante's…
Williams, Jon Kenneth.
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.02 (2010): n.p.
Through a close reading of various Ricardian texts, Williams examines the building of what appears to be a contemporary anti-Ricardian rhetoric. Astr implies loyalty to English monarchy, rather than personal loyalty to Richard; KnT and Mel offer a…
Wolfe, Alexander Carlos.
Dissertation Abstracts International A70.12 (2010): n.p.
Explores Western medieval accounts of the Mongols in the context of historic antipathy between "agricultural" societies and their "pastoral"/nomadic rivals. Includes comparative assessments of hunting practices (as seen in BD, "Sir Gawain and the…
Alias, Simona.
Studies in the History of the English Language, 2006-2009 (Osaka: Osaka Books, 2010), pp. 107-19.
Examines the influence of the frame narrative tradition on CT, particularly on Chaucer's use of the "narratio brevis" genre. Also published in Bulletin of the Japanese Association of the History of the English Language n.v. (2009): 31-43.
Perkins, Nicholas.
Elaine Treharne and Greg Walker, with the assistance of William Green, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Literature in English (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 68-89.
Explores how the affiliation of bureaucracy and writing developed in England, plus the impact of the association on notions of authority. Mentions several petitions and warrants pertaining to Chaucer and comments on Purse and Pity as petitions.
Phillips, Helen.
Dee Dyas, ed. The English Parish Church Through the Centuries: Daily Life and Spirituality, Art and Architecture, Literature and Music. York: University of York; Nottingham: St. John's College, 2010, n.p. [Interactive CD]
Describes key clerical figures in CT and exemplifies details of worship, parish social life, and the Church in daily life. Includes color illustrations and hypertext links to key terms and concepts.
Phillips, Helen.
Rosalind Field, Phillipa Hardman, and Michelle Sweeney, eds. Christianity and Romance in Medieval England. Christianity and Culture: Issues in Teaching and Research (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2010), pp. 3-25.
Surveys the treatment of classical material in medieval romances (arranged by topic), exploring where and how the romance authors engage the status and validity of their pre-Christian material. Comments on KnT and TC.
Rentz, Ellen K.
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.02 (2010): n.p.
Considers writers such as Chaucer, Robert Mannyng, John Mirk, and, most extensively, William Langland in examining the medieval understanding of the parish and its associated individuals and phenomena. As a traditional center of religious practice,…
A collection of essays by various authors on the cultural history of Canterbury. For three essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Canterbury: A Medieval City under Alternative Title.
Sauer, Michelle M.
New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2010.
Pedagogical introduction to Chaucer's works, presented as advice for writing college-level essays (written by Sauer with Laurie A. Sterling, with a sample essay on male physiognomy in GP by Timothy Richards) and writing about Chaucer more…
Thirty-four essays by various authors, with an introduction and an epilogue by the editor, all on topics pertaining to English poetry from its origins through the fifteenth century. Each essay includes suggestions for further reading, and the volume…
Saunders, Corrine J.
Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2010.
Saunders studies medieval understandings of "magic, enchantment, the demonic, marvel and miracle." Surveys these topics in biblical and classical precedents, focuses on a range of romances in Middle English, and provides an epilogue that looks toward…
Scase, Wendy.
Michael O'Neill, ed. The Cambridge History of English Poetry (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. 43-62.
Scase summarizes the Latin, French, and English traditions of poetry in late medieval England, describing how major poets of the era engaged these traditions and created a new legacy. Chaucer engaged tradition by posing as an "inadequate" poet, by…
Tambling, Jeremy.
London and New York: Routledge, 2010.
Examines allegory as a mode in English and American literature (and art), surveying its roots in classical and medieval traditions, exploring its relations with other literary devices and forms (irony, personification, apostrophe, prosopopoeia,…
Matthews, David.
American Literary History 22 (2010): 758-72.
Matthews considers ways of distinguishing between "medieval studies" and "medievalism" (relating the latter to "antimodernism") and assesses how late nineteenth-century American study of Chaucer "problematizes" the terms. The article contrasts…
Michelson, Bruce.
American Literary History 22 (2010): 773-80.
Explores the intensity of America's involvement in the Chaucer Society discussed by Matthews in "Chaucer's American Accent," focusing on the rise of British national tourism and the Gothic Revival, as well as on American romantic notions of…
O'Neill, Michael, ed.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Fifty-three individual essays by various authors on topics ranging from Old English poetry to various movements, individual poets, and postmodern concerns. Arranged chronologically, with a cumulative bibliography and an index. For three essays that…
