The Oral Performance of Chaucer's Poetry
- Author / Editor
- Rosenberg, Bruce A.
The Oral Performance of Chaucer's Poetry
- Published
- Folklore Forum 13 (1980): 224-37.
- Description
- The paucity of readers in the fourteenth century and explicit statements throughout Chaucer's works indicate that his poetry was recited aloud to a live audience, at least part of the time. Oral readings are most usefully appreciated by criteria one would apply to drama and oral performances.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.