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Argues that Holcot and Chaucer "depict a world in which farce and deception are possible." Discusses how Chaucer's ironic humor and "Chaucerian misdirection" fuel the ambiguity in ClT and NPT.

Contends that the poet's self-presentation in English, which bears a resemblance to Chaucer's self-deprecating persona, may have been intended to quell anxieties about his release from prison.

Argues that Gower was "emulous and rivalrous," and eager to better the work of Ovid, Chaucer, and even his own early poetry. Compares Chaucer's use of the Ovidian tale of Ceyx and Alcyone, in BD and HF, with Gower's use of the same material in the…

Explores the "agency" of scribes and seeks to reconstruct their "thinking" by examining a number of instances where late medieval English vernacular scribes left gaps in manuscripts, focusing on examples where the ostensive goal is to maintain…

Extensive survey of scribal correction in manuscripts and genres that focuses on poems by Chaucer, Hoccleve, and Lydgate, as well as a variety of medieval chronicles, and religious and secular works. Includes analysis of CT, Equat, and TC.

Reports on the Additional collection of medieval manuscripts from the British Library. Indexed manuscripts include literary works by Gower, Chaucer, Lydgate, and Nicholas Love, as well as historical works, noted for their imagery and illustration.

Anayzes scribal activity in medieval English administrative documents, and contends that Adam Pinkhurst, and other English scribes, may have been involved in "both literary and documentary work."

IIncludes brief mention of research linking Chaucer's scribe, Adam Pinkhurst, to Scribe B of the Vernon manuscript.

Collection of essays honoring A. S. G. Edward's career, as well as his scholarly work on the "transitional period between manuscript and print culture." For two essays pertaining to Chaucer, search for Makers and Users of Medieval Books under…

Examines records of medieval book ownership by focusing on inscriptions in manuscripts and early printed books, wills, and other inventories of collections from fifteenth-century merchants and craftsmen. Features two listings of merchants with book…

Beaupré Bell (1704-45), member of a noble Norfolk family, was known as a careful, if not exhaustive, annotator of Chaucer manuscripts (Cambridge,Trinity College, MSS R.3.19 and R.3.15). Now it is clear that two printed editions of Chaucer in the…

Connects Chaucer's possible scribe Adam Pinkhurst to the London Scrivener's Guild. Provides historical background of Pinkhurst's connection with the guild.

Discusses medieval views of feminine beauty as related to Troilus's desire and the "ordinariness of Criseyde."

Explores how Chaucer plays with the theme of time in TC.

Focuses on how Troilus's "disciplined imagination" can be viewed through an understanding of "rhetoric's ancient connection with moral philosophy."

Provides a landscape of medieval courtly love, particularly within the French tradition, and evaluates how Chaucer explores intricacies of love in TC.

Explores the history and iconography of Venus and focuses on the theme of Venus in KnT, PF, and TC. Also maintains that "medieval Venus" stories greatly impacted Derek Brewer's writing and scholarly interests.

Analyzes Brewer's interpretations of the figure of the Knight in GP and KnT.

Addresses the importance of storytelling, and the "sheer power of narrative" in CT. In particular, argues that CT is "not an allegory," and that Chaucer plays with time by putting ParsT and Ret at the end, which reinforces the fact that "there is…

Introduces new scholarship developments based on Derek Brewer's contributions to Chaucerian studies. Connects Brewer's Chaucerian studies to his personal poetry, and provides insight into Brewer's pioneering work as a medievalist.

Reflects on the significance of Brewer's early writings on Chaucer and his importance as a "critic and literary and cultural historian." Discussion of Brewer's exploration of the "Gothic" in connection with CT.

Analyzes the history of the OED's medieval portion, and emphasizes how Chaucer's "linguistic innovativeness" is shaped by the "substance of OED and MED quotations and definitions." Includes extensive appendix of OED's record of vocabulary in BD.

Primarily discusses medieval humor in Gower, yet addresses how Gower's and Chaucer's humorous characters are female. Looks at Criseyde in TC, Alison in WBT, the merchant's wife in ShT, and Alisoun in MilT.

Reviews Derek Brewer's editorial work on Malory and Chaucer. Mentions Brewer's unpublished projects, including the "Nelson Chaucer," that affected the "textual authority" of Middle English scholarship.

Essays honoring the extensive career, range, and importance of Derek Brewer's influence on medieval English scholarship. For essays pertaining to Chaucer, search for Traditions and Innovations in the Study of Middle English Literature under…