Mercurial 'haeresis': Chaucer's Hermeneutical Poet(h)ics
- Author / Editor
- Martin, Carol Ann Nearpass.
Mercurial 'haeresis': Chaucer's Hermeneutical Poet(h)ics
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International 54 (1993): 172A.
- Description
- In light of Gerald Brun's investigations into historical hermeneutic theories, Chaucer may be seen as employing messenger figures throughout his oeuvre, from BD to CT. This role applies especially to Alys of Bath (despite her claims on Venus and Mars), who reveals Chaucer's position on some branches of learning.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale.