Medieval Theory of Authorship: Scholastic Literary Attitudes in the Later Middle Ages
- Author / Editor
- Minnis, A. J.
Medieval Theory of Authorship: Scholastic Literary Attitudes in the Later Middle Ages
- Published
- London: Scolar Press, 1984.
- Description
- Despite opinions to the contrary, literal theory was practiced in the later Middle Ages. It appears in glosses and prologues of the Latin "auctores" studied in schools and universities and in biblical glosses, exegeses, and commentaries. This complex heritage informed the works of Gower and Chaucer.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.