Biblical Exegesis, Typology, and the Imagination of Chaucer
- Author / Editor
- Besserman, Lawrence [L.]
Biblical Exegesis, Typology, and the Imagination of Chaucer
- Published
- Hugh T. Keenan, ed. Typology and English Medieval Literature (New York: AMS, 1992), pp. 183-205.
- Description
- Chaucer uses biblical exegesis and typology for thematic purposes. In ClT, Griselda is portrayed as "pharmakos," a "figura Christi," through Chaucer's addition of biblical colorings and the typological juxtaposition of her character and actions with those of Walter.
- Alternative Title
- Typology and English Medieval Literature.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Clerk and His Tale.