Prendergast, Thomas A.
New York and London : Routledge, 2004.
Invoking a medieval association of book and body, Prendergast examines the cultural history of Chaucer's remains. The study assesses fifteenth-century attempts to mourn Chaucer's death, traces early modern ambivalence toward the poet's body-as-relic,…
Troyan, Scott D. ed.
New York and London : Routledge, 2004.
Ten essays by various authors, addressing topics such as rhetorical tradition, accessus, and handbooks, especially their influence on Middle English literature. For six essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Medieval Rhetoric: A Casebook under…
Battles, Dominique.
New York and London : Routledge, 2004.
Examines the Chaucerian treatment of Theban matter. Unlike Boccaccio's "Teseida," Anel represents Thebes as a viable urban center even after the siege, while KnT disentangles Theban from Trojan history and re-creates Thebes as a pagan site. Both…
Saville, Jonathan.
New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1972.
Characterizes the "alba scene" of TC (3.1408-1533) as "in many ways the culminating point in the medieval development of the genre," even though Chaucer places the scene in the context of tragic mutability, a context unique for the genre. Considers a…
Davidson, Linda Kay, and Maryjane Dunn-Wood.
New York and London: Garland Press, 1993.
This annotated bibliography of 1,062 entries is analyzed in seven categories: history of pilgrimage, introduction to the study of pilgrimage, Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela, other sites, and pilgriamge in the arts. Each category includes…
Lewis, R. E.,N. F. Blake, and A. S. G. Edwards,eds.
New York and London: Garland, 1985.
"A record of all extant Middle English prose texts composed between c. 1200 and c. 1500 in both manuscript and printed form in medieval and post-medieval versions." Lists texts and editions through 1982.
Lock, Richard.
New York and London: Garland, 1985.
Concepts of time in nonliterate, oral traditions differ from those in literate, written traditions. Examines timing and logical linearity in ShT (pp. 234-39).
Thiebaux, Marcelle, trans. and introd.
New York and London: Garland, 1987.
Presents translations of the "literature of medieval women from the fourth to the fourteenth century in a wide variety of genres: letters, travel accounts, lyrics, and religious works. Writers include Egeria, Dhuoda, Hrotswitha, Anna Comnena, Marie…
Russell, J. Stephen, ed.
New York and London: Garland, 1988 (for 1987).
Dedicated to the memory of Judson Boyce Allen, this collection of ten articles by various hands examines medieval allegory in terms of modern critical theory. For three essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Allegoresis under Alternative Title.
Bowden, Betsy.
New York and London: Garland, 1988.
London: Routledge, 2015.
Lists recordings of Chaucer, of Middle English excluding Chaucer, and of Old English. Analyses of elocutive style and evaluations are provided for Chaucer only. Includes a review of Chaucer scholarship relevant to pedagogy as well as a bibliography.…
Besserman, Lawrence [L.]
New York and London: Garland, 1988.
The main text consists of "Index I: Chaucer's Biblical Allusions--An Annotated List," arranged by Chaucer's works, and "Index II: Scriptural References," a reverse index. The apparatus includes an introduction; an essay, "Research on Chaucer and…
Dinshaw, Carolyn.
New York and London: Garland, 1988.
Dinshaw argues that we must read the text of Chaucer dialectically, "both (as) the expression of an individual, historical writer and as having significance that is dependent upon preexisting structures of language." Investigates how texts "create"…
Arden, Heather M.
New York and London: Garland, 1993.
An annotated bibliography focusing on "The Roman de la Rose," divided into five broad categories: the text of the poem; other works by or attributed to Jean de Meun; modern critical studies; influence; and miscellaneous. Arden provides an overview…
Kindrick, Robert L.
New York and London: Garland, 1993.
Summarizes fundamental information about Henryson and surveys his use of and familiarity with the medieval rhetorical arts ("ars poetriae," "ars dictaminis," and "ars praedicandi"). Kendrick mentions Chaucer throughout as a source and model for the…
Amodio, Mark C., ed.
New York and London: Garland, 1994.
Eleven essays by different hands define and explore the complex relationship between the emerging Middle English literate tradition and its receding oral ancestor in the centuries following the Norman Conquest. For three essays that pertain to…
Jost, Jean E.,ed.
New York and London: Garland, 1994.
Nineteen essays by various hands, plus an introduction. Nine of the pieces are previously published works or excerpts by Howard Patch, G. K. Chesterton, Paul G. Ruggiers, Thomas A. Garbaty, Derek Pearsall, Alfred David, Alan T. Gaylord, A. Booker…
Figg, Kristen Mossler.
New York and London: Garland, 1994.
Assesses the nature and quality of Froissart's short poems: lays, chansons royales, pastourelles, ballades, virelays, and rondeaux, providing texts and commentary. The Introduction includes a survey of scholarship about Froissart's influence on…
Earp Lawrence.
New York and London: Garland, 1995.
A guide to secondary sources on Machaut's life, music, and literature, plus his influence on later traditions. The general index enables users to track discussions of Machaut's influence on Chaucer, both generally and with reference to individual…
Whitaker, Muriel, ed.
New York and London: Garland, 1995.
Nine essays by various authors, addressing topics such as Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, the "Ancren Riwle," the Paston daughters, Malory's Guenivere, and several works by Chaucer.
Bullough, Vern L., and James A. Brundage,eds.
New York and London: Garland, 1996.
Eighteen essays by various authors, addressing topics such as confession, medicine, chaste marriage, contraception, homosexuality, lesbianism, cross-dressing, prostitution, castration, and various cultural studies: Jewish, Muslim, Eastern Orthodox,…
Cohen, Jeffrey, and Bonnie Wheeler, eds.
New York and London: Garland, 1997.
Eighteen essays by various authors and an introduction on topics ranging from Old English penitentials to Sir David Lindsey. For two essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Becoming Male in the Middle Ages under Alternative Title.
