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Discusses external causals, one of the pragmatic features in the use of Chaucer's moot / moste. Clarifies the fusion of fate, divine intervention, and the speaker's subjective factors.

Compares usage of the different past forms of "see" in the Hengwrt and Ellesmere manuscripts to identify Chaucer's original forms as distinguished from the scribes' later alternations. In Japanese.

Provides brief descriptions of the fourteenth-century history and the life of Chaucer, and introduces late fourteenth-century visual arts, including illuminated manuscripts, stained glasses, and altarpieces with notable examples. Characterizes the…

Argues that the medieval notion of wonder helps to explain the Franklin's interruption of SqT.The Squire presents the marvels in his tale as explainable in scientific terms, in accord with the philosophical notion of wonder. The Franklin similarly…

Examines the implications of "siege" in TC from cognitive viewpoints. Argues that the siege of Troy as a prototype of "siege" is repeated in metaphorically diversified forms such as Pandarus's enclosure of Troilus and Criseyde, and that this "siege"…

Discusses SNT from several perspectives related to saints' legends, including the representation of the saint in SNT, the
etymology of Cecilia, the sources of SNT, the Second Nun as a narrator, SNT's position in CT, and Chaucer's attitude toward…

Discusses the various ways in which the treatment of space in TC functions in relation to the characterizations, the development of the plot, and the changing role of the narrator. In Japanese.

Twenty-one articles by various hands, including four articles on medieval women. The article by Baird-Lange, "Rutebeuf's 'Li Diz de l'Erberie': A Satire on Dame Trote and Her Tradition" (pp. 356-90), contains information on Trotula, a figure in…

Extends Rachel Shore's claim that features of the GP description of the Prioress conflict with her tale and undermine her ethos.

Chaucer uses his naïve narrator to achieve an effective balance among the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos in CT. Also, this narrator's view of the Prioress overwhelms her appeal to ethos in PrPT and her heavy emphasis on pathos also…

Examines Chaucer's uses of the word namely and argues that, while it is widely assumed that the word functioned only as a particularizer in Chaucer's time, some cases do not exclude the possibility of another function as appositive marker.

Assesses the significance of variant readings of think ("thinken" or "thenken") in SumT, line 2204, from several linguistic points of view, and emphasizes the semantic and syntactical differences between the impersonal and personal constructions.

Pointing out the coexistence of various forms of negation in the Middle English period, the author analyzes choices of negative forms in Mel, ParsT, and Astr from cognitive viewpoints. The analysis particularly focuses on elaboration of styles (in…

Proposes that Th is not merely a parody of romance but is composed according to the principle of "progressive diminution," demonstrating its "prototype" and "extension" from geographical to temporal, social, to linguistic "domains."

Illustrates how the descriptions of nature in TC reflect main characters' cognitive processes as well as the development of love.

Interprets the ideological content of "Mum and the Sothsegger" metaphorically by viewing it as advice on king's rule and social hierarchy. Refers to thematically relevant passages from CT and TC.

Discusses how and why ambiguity is likely in TC, focusing on the relations between verbal elements such as contiguous structure.

Examines the important role of rhetorical figures--particularly repetition and contrast--in the meaning, the structure, and the description of characters in NPT, BD, and TC.

Thirteen essays by various authors, with a brief introduction by the editors. The collection treats English scribes, manuscripts, and the production and circulation of texts from 1350-1600. Addressing design and CT, the first section contains three…

Interactive, illustrated exploration of the "multiple meanings of pilgrimage within the Christian tradition," especially as expressed in the Middle Ages, although set in the broader context of worldwide practice. Includes a wide variety of…

Includes essays that define current Auchinleck manuscript studies. For an essay that pertains to Chaucer, search for The Auchinleck Manuscript: New Perspectives under Alternative Title.

Collects twenty-six critical essays about Caroline Bergvall's literary output and outlooks, accompanied by three interviews with her, a foreword by David Wallace, an afterword by Rachel Gilmore, and a comprehensive index. Several essays refer to…

Thirteen essays by various authors that pertain to the use of manuscripts in understanding medieval texts and/or to the use of computers in manuscript analysis and study. For four essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for New Directions in Later…

Item not seen; reported in MLA International Bibliography, where it is described as written in Korean with English summary.

Part 1 includes several chapters on Middle English themes related to Chaucer. Chapter 1 appreciates the sound of the beginning of GP as associated with spring. Chapter 2 includes a brief discussion of the relationship between individualism and the…