The Matter of Courtesy: A Study of Medieval Courtesy Books and the "Gawain"-Poet

Author / Editor
Nicholls, Jonathan.

Title
The Matter of Courtesy: A Study of Medieval Courtesy Books and the "Gawain"-Poet

Published
Woodbridge, Suffolk: D. S. Brewer, 1985.

Physical Description
x, 241 pp.

Description
A reading of the "Gawain"-poet's works in light of medieval ideals of social behavior as represented in courtesy books.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.