Oizumi, Akio, ed. Programmed by Kunihiro Miki.
Hildescheim, Zurich, and New York: Olms-Weidmann, 1991.
Supplies every form of every word in the Chaucer corpus of The Riverside Chaucer, using KWIC format. Presents the headword in the center of the page and provides about two lines of context for the poetry. Variant spellings are listed separately,…
Oizumi, Akio,and Hiroshi Yonekura; programmed by Kunihiro Miki.
Hildesheim,
A computer-generated alphabetical concordance of rhymes in Chaucer's poetry, based on "The Riverside Chaucer," arranged by rhyme elements (e.g., "-aas," "-aat," "-abbe") within individual works. Includes for each work, in addition to the basic…
Oizumi, Akio.
Hildesheim, Zurich, and New York : Olms-Weidman, 2003.
A lemmatized concordance, arranged alphabetically, based on the text and corpus of The Riverside Chaucer. Each entry includes a headword, part of speech, references to standard dictionaries (MED, OED, and others), definitions, frequency of…
Oizumi, Akio.
Hildesheim, Zürich, New York: Olms-Weidmann, 2008.
A two-volume lemmatized concordance to Bo, arranged alphabetically, based on The Riverside Chaucer. Each entry includes a headword, part of speech, references to standard dictionaries (MED, OED, and others), definitions, frequency of occurrence, a…
Kawasaki, Masatoshi.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 103-22.
Chaucer's use of spatial commonplaces to describe landscapes reflects the symbolic nature of the medieval universe and lends philosophical depth to his stories.
Hamaguchi, Keiko.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 123-44.
The verbal play on "debt" is elaborate and systematic in ShT, clarifying the social role and response of the wife.
Shibata, Takeo.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 145-63.
Examines double-entendre in ShT, especially with words that relate to characters' action.
Kita, Rume.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 303-18.
Considers "life" and "death" in BD, examining the role of the dream-vision genre in establishing meanings of the terms.
Tanaka, Sachiho.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 319-36.
Explores PF as an example of Chaucer's poetic technique, examining the text, sources, structure, and organic unity of the work.
Ishino, Harumi.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 337-53.
Examines the relations between Chaucer's figures of Nature in PF and Alain de Lille's "De planctu natura," considering several notions derived from Alain: "multiplex," "deficiens," "mutablile," and "concordia discors."
Saito, Tomoko.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 355-69.
Examines Criseyde in light of medieval social and religious ideals of femininity.
Ebi, Hisato.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 371-82.
Compares the symbolism of Chaucer's poetry with that of the Wilton Diptych, focusing on the iconic meaning of the daisy.
Ando, Mitsunobu.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 383-97
Explores "gentilesse" as it relates to characterization in KnT and comments on the relationship between "earnest" and "game."
Oka, Saburo.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 399-411.
Compares love and the transformation of love in RvT with presentations in analogues to the poem, considering them as versions of the one-male, two-female love triangle.
Shimotao, Makoto.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 413-26.
Explores the religious connotations and associations of Middle English "entente," arguing that it suggests spiritual or moral motivations in FrT.
Shigeo, Hisashi.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 59-80.
The poet's involvement in HF is an extension of similar involvement in BD, modified by Chaucer's occupation as an officer in the London Customs House.
Sudo, Jun.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 81-93.
In Chaucer's TC and in Boccaccio's "Filostrato," love is irresistible. Sudo considers Pandarus's role in effecting love's irresistibility and assesses the function of nautical imagery in conveying it.
Noguchi, Shunichi.
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 95-102.
KnT suggests the transitory nature of human life and offers as consolation the prospect of a heroic and noble death in the figure of Arcite.
Jimura, Akiyuki, Yoshiyuki Nakao, and Masatsugu Matsuo.
Hiroshima : Hiroshima University Studies, Graduate School of Letters, 2002.
A computer-assisted comparison of the Hengwrt and Ellesmere manuscripts of GP. Clarifies differences and similarities in spellings, lexis, syntax, and metrics in the two manuscripts.
Higuchi, Masayuki.
Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature 25 (1980): 1-12.
Distinctions made between "expression-oriented" and "content-oriented" texts serve as a framework for demonstrating the interrelated nature of language in RvT. Philological tracings of word associations set up lexical chains that illustrate semantic…
Shimogasa, Tokuji.
Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature 25 (1980): 13-28.
Several Middle English adverbs of affirmation ("ywis," "wytterly," "sikerly," and "verayment") found in many medieval romances and in many of Chaucer's works function primarily as words of elaboration.
Kanno, Masahiko.
Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature 29 (1979): 54-68.
The simile applied to the Friar--"His nekke 'whit' was 'as the flour-de-lys'"--functions externally and internally. The outward sign of his neck is symbolic of his inner degraded state of mind, which shows physiognomically a mark of licentiousness…
