Chaucer Our Derridean Contemporary?

Author / Editor
Taylor, Andrew.

Title
Chaucer Our Derridean Contemporary?

Published
Exemplaria 05 (1993): 471-86.

Description
Many postmodern medievalist critics combine deconstructionist rhetoric with a historicist belief in intentionality, thus attributing poststructuralist concerns to medieval authors. Alternatives exist: historical inquiry into textuality or deconstructive play within/on the boundaries of history.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.