Professors Manly and Rickert and Medieval English Studies in Chicago
- Author / Editor
- Leland, Virginia E.
Professors Manly and Rickert and Medieval English Studies in Chicago
- Published
- Medieval English Studies Past and Present. (Tokyo: Center for Medieval English Studies, 1990), pp. 56-60.
- Description
- Discusses the careers of Manly and Rickert, their initiation of the Chaucer Project at the University of Chicago in 1924,and their techniques for collating Chaucer manuscripts. Emphasizing the professionalism and influence of the two scholars, Leland refutes George Kane's contention in "Editing Chaucer: The Great Tradition" that Manly and Rickert were "amateurish" and inexperienced in Middle English.
- Alternative Title
- Medieval English Studies Past and Present.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies.