Prototype and Parody in Chaucerian Exegesis
- Author / Editor
- Ames, Ruth M.
Prototype and Parody in Chaucerian Exegesis
- Published
- Paul E. Szarmach and Bernard S. Levy, eds. The Fourteenth Century. Acta 4. (Binghampton: Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, SUNY Binghampton, 1977), pp. 87-105.
- Description
- Drawing on exegetical tradition, Chaucer effectively combines piety and irreverence in his handling of biblical themes and characters. In Mel and MLT he presents Old Testament platitudes and stereotypes as practical moral guides, while in MilT and MerT he parodies both allegorical and literal biblical interpretations.
- Contributor
- Szarmach, P. E.,
- Levy, B. S.,ed.
- ed.
- Alternative Title
- The Fourteenth Century.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism