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As the competition between men intensifies in fragment A of CT, competition becomes an end in itself, and the women become increasingly objectified as persons.

Clough arranges a group of tales, each representing a position in a debate between proponents of idealism and of naturalism. Like CT, these tales not only exist in a state of tension with each other but actually contradict the philosophical…

Theorizes three medieval literary tropes ("the bodily cut; stained glass; and, the grafted tree") as means to connect "exclusive entities" (dead and living, past and present, and earthly and celestial), as well as the medieval/postmodern divide.…

Focuses on fabliau and the clothing of Chaucer's women in MilT, WBT, and RvT, and claims that "women's desire and independent will are materialized by means of [the] Wife of Bath's clothing."

Using the Riverside edition, translates LGW, ABC, Pity, Lady, Mars, Ven, Ros, Adam, Purse, Wom Unc, Compl d'Am, and MercB into Japanese, with introductory and supplementary notes. Includes brief timeline and description of Chaucer's life. In…

Translates into Japanese both F and G versions of LGWP, based on the Riverside edition, with an introduction and notes in Japanese.

Translates ABC, Pity, Lady, Mars, Ven, Ros, Adam, Purse, Wom Unc, Compl d'Am, and MercB into Japanese, based on the Riverside edition, with an introduction and notes. In Japanese, with English abstract.

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.…

A computer-assisted comparison of editions of BD, HF, and PF. Clarifies spellings, lexis, syntax, and metrics, analyzing versions by Benson, Robinson, Root, Brewer, and Havely.

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.

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.

Comparison of three editions of PF.

Chaucer's use of "herte" for "the hart," "the heart of the body," and the "sweetheart" unifies BD.

Examines "soth," "fals," and various derivatives and near synonyms to suggest that Chaucer's basic question in HF is "what on earth can we trust?"

Examines dialect and hypocrisy in RvT.

Study of adjectives to depict courtly manners.

Discusses impersonal constructions and how they show "happening and occurrence" in Chaucer's TC.

The admirable and delicate precision with which each character works depends on the poet's skillful use of adjectives and similes. The writer illustrates this fact with particular reference to the descriptions of Troilus and Criseyde.

A discussion of the characterizations of Troilus and Criseyde by investigating the meanings of adjectives attached to each noun illustrating their natures. Troilus, who languishes for love, is represented as a strong, faithful, idealistic knight and…

Lists complex words (those with modifying prefixes and suffixes) and compound words in F. N. Robinson's "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer," 2d ed.

Jimura compares the vocabulary of Criseyde to that of Troilus and Pandarus, seeking to define characteristics of aristocratic women's language in the fourteenth century.

Jimura compares the vocabulary of Criseyde to that of Troilus and Pandarus, seeking to define characteristics of aristocratic women's language in the fourteenth century.

Explores the use of "unsad," "untrewe," and "undiscreet" in ClT, relating these words to their stems--"sad," "trewe," and "discreet"--and to Chaucer's characterization of Griselda.

An investigation of the relationship between negatives and negative expressions, content, and characterization in ClT.