The Play of Genres in the 'Book of the Duchess'
- Author / Editor
- Ross, Diane M.
The Play of Genres in the 'Book of the Duchess'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 19 (1984): 1-13.
- Description
- BD offers a sampler of medieval literary genres including lyric and several varieties of narrative. Consolation comes from the recognition of Blaunche's virtue and her comparison with the Virgin Mary. The answer to the question "Where is she now?" is that she exists in the poem itself.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Book of the Duchess.