Phillips, Helen.
Jocelyn Wogan-Browne et al., eds. Medieval Women: Texts and Contexts in Late Medieval Britain: Essays for Felicity Riddy (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2000), pp. 83-99.
Examines how the epithets and titles applied to Mary disperse and fictionalize her powerful humanity. Discusses various Marian lyrics, including ABC, in which Chaucer subtly but significantly alters the theology of Marian praise.
Mooney, Linne R.
Chaucer Review 34 (2000): 344-49, 2000.
A copy of William Caxton's first edition of "Dictes or Sayeingis of the Philosophres" (1477) contains three hand-written poems on the flyleaf. One of these, Chaucer's Wom Unc, has been rewritten, perhaps by a woman, to suggest that men may be just as…
Zeikowitz, Richard Evan.
Dissertation Abstracts International 61: 1394A, 2000.
Male-male intimacy evokes opposing reactions, positive or homophobic. Analyzes male-male bonds from biblical, classical, and medieval literature, including several English and French romances, together with chronicles attacking Edward II's and…
Wheeler, Jim.
English Language Notes 37.3: 11-24, 2000.
The exchange of Criseyde for Antenor in TC inserts "peple" and a "Parlement" into the negotiations described in "Il Filostrato," a change resulting from the political context of 1381, when the peasants revolted and Parliament became more sensitive to…
Sola Buil, Ricardo J.
Ana María Hornero and María Pilar Navarro, eds. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of S.E.L.I.M. (Zaragoza: Institucion Fernando el Catolico (CSIC), 2000), pp. 245-54.
Chaucer uses dramatic conventions rather than literary ones. To save her life, Criseyde plays various roles: ideal lady, virtuous woman, and lusty lover. TC does not answer the life-question of WBT: "what thyng is it that wommen moost desiren?"
Sigal, Gale.
John M. Hill and Deborah M. Sinnreich-Levi, eds. The Rhetorical Poetics of the Middle Ages: Reconstructive Polyphony. Essays in Honor of Robert O. Payne (Madison, N.J., and London: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press and Associated University Presses, 2000 ), pp. 221-40.
The twelfth-century alba genre offered a more flexible paradigm for gender roles than critics have realized, a flexibility that Chaucer, in his appropriation of the alba in TC, continues and capitalizes on as he highlights the lovers' differences in…
Scott, Kathleen L.
Felicity Riddy, ed. Prestige, Authority, and Power in Late Medieval Manuscripts and Texts (Woodbridge, Suffolk; and Rochester, N.Y.: York Medieval Press, 2000), pp. 55-75.
Discusses the artist of the Troilus frontispiece of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 61, identifying other manuscripts by the same artist. The associations of these manuscripts with important and influential patrons indicate that the artist…
Erler, Mary C.
Chaucer Review 33 (1999): 221-29, 1999.
Manuscripts used as copy by printers are scarce. An examination of MS Bodley 638 reveals both codicological and textual evidence that discloses the printers' intentions. The 1530 edition of PF, used by Robert Copland, was established from this…
Edwards, A. S. G.
Martin Davies, ed. Incunabula: Studies in Fifteenth-Century Books Presented to Lotte Hellinga. (London: British Library, 1999), pp. 493-506
Surveys the quantity and quality of decoration in books printed by Caxton, including works by Chaucer. Speculates why there is less decoration in Caxton's printed books than in those produced on the Continent. Includes four black-and-white…
Analyzes a flyleaf from a ca.1548 printing by Robert Toye of William Thynne's edition of Chaucer's Workes as evidence that Toye was part of a group of "active radical Protestant" printers. The flyleaf includes Ulrich Zwingli's The Rekenynge and…
Donaghey, Brian.
Geoffrey Lester, ed. Chaucer in Perspective: Middle English Essays in Honour of Norman Blake (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999), pp. 73-99
A bibliographical description and analysis of Caxton's edition of Bo. Variants from extant manuscripts of the work indicate errors that can be attributed to expediencies of book production and to reliance on knowledge of the Latin original.
Dane, Joseph A.
The Book Collector 48: 387-400, 1999.
Examines three copies of William Thynne's 1542 edition of Chaucer's Workes and their provenances, arguing that their differences are minimal, likely the result of booksellers' efforts to increase the works' value. The title pages are late…
Dane, Joseph A.
Studies in Bibliography 51 (1998): 48-62.
Argues that the printer's copy for most of Thomas Speght's 1602 edition of Chaucer's works was not only a copy of the 1561 edition but "the same copy as was previously marked up to serve as printer's copy for the 1598 edition."
Dahlberg, Charles, ed.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1999.
Edition of Rom based on Glasgow University Library MS Hunter 409 and the 1532 printed edition of William Thynne, with collated variants from subsequent editions through The Riverside Chaucer and notes variorum through 1990. Emendations are guided by…
Costomiris, Robert.
Thomas A. Prendergast and Barbara Kline, eds. Rewriting Chaucer: Culture, Authority, and the Idea of the Authentic Text, 1400-1602 (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1999), pp. 237-57.
Assessing tale order, various links, and the treatment of spurious works in William Thynne's 1532 edition of Chaucer's Works, Costomiris argues that Thynne depended on William Caxton's first edition of CT and on one or another d-class manuscript.…
Prendergast, Thomas A.
Thomas A. Prendergast and Barbara Kline, eds. Rewriting Chaucer: Culture, Authority, and the Idea of the Authentic Text, 1400-1602 (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1999), pp. 258-69
Suggests that Usk's autobiographical Testament of Love has affected critical understanding of Chaucer's biography, influencing assumptions about Chaucer's level of political involvement and the relations between his politics and his poetics.…
Morrison, Susan S[igne].
Chaucer Review 34: 69-86, 1999.
In relation to the 1380 Cecily Chaumpaigne text, critics have generally suspected Cecily instead of Chaucer. This interpretation may fulfill a scholar's agenda but does not assist biographical accuracy. Attempting to "hear Cecily's voice" among the…
Berger, Rainer,and William Matthews.
PACT: Revue du Groupe Europâeen d'Âetudes pour les Techniques Physiques, Chimiques, et Mathâematiques Appliquâees à l'Archâeologie 49: 99-106, 1995.
Report of radiocarbon dating and dendrochronological analysis of the oak panel of the UCLA Chaucer portrait, indicating a date of about 1400. This makes it likely that the portrait "represents a close likeness of the poet" at the end of his life.
Princeton, N.J : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, with Cromwell Productions, 1999.
Pedagogical tool for introduction to CT, including the text of the Tales in modern and Middle English, selections from the Ellesmere facsimile, overviews of plots and characters, a glossary of modern synonyms for Middle English words, a pronunciation…
Burton, T. L., dir.
Provo, Utah: Chaucer Studio, 1999.
Includes LGWP (F text) and the legends of Cleopatra (580-676), Dido (924-1367), Hypsipyle and Medea (1368-1679), and Phyllis (2394-2561). Read by Andrew Lynch.
Rossignol, Rosalyn.
New York : Facts on File, 1999.
An encyclopedic dictionary of Chaucer and his works, with entries from "abbeviato" to "Zeuxis." Entries pertaining to Chaucer's works include separate plot summaries and commentaries; those pertaining to his biography include people, places, and…
Jimura, Akiyuki,Yoshiyuki Nakao, and Masatsugu Matsuo,eds.
Okayama : University Education Press, 1999.
A computer-assisted comparison of representative modern editions of TC: Benson's, Robinson's, Root's, and Windeatt's. Clarifies differences and similarities among the editions and provides information on Chaucer's lexis, syntax, and style.
Jimura, Akiyuki, Yoshiyuki Nakao, and Masatsugu Matsuo, eds.
Tanaka, Okayama : University Education Press, 1995.
Computer-generated, line-by-line comparison of two editions of CT, except for the lines lacking in the Hengwrt manuscript and other lines not included in either of the editions. The comparison indicates where the editions vary in syntax or spelling.…
Harty, Kevin J.
Jefferson, N.C., and London : McFarland, 1999.
Alphabetical list by title of 564 movies about medieval Europe, providing details of date, director, cast, and, where possible, critical bibliography. The index lists seven films based on Chaucer's works or Chaucerian material.
Allen, Mark,and Bege K. Bowers.
Studies in the Age of Chaucer 21: 409-93, 1999.
Continuation of SAC annual annotated bibliography (since 1975); based on contributions from an international bibliographic team, independent research, and MLA Bibliography listings. 309 items, plus listing of reviews for 62 books.
