The Challenge of Periodization: Old Paradigms and New Perspectives
- Author / Editor
- Besserman, Lawrence [L.]
The Challenge of Periodization: Old Paradigms and New Perspectives
- Published
- New York: Garland, 1996.
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 245 pp.
- Description
- Thirteen essays originally presented as lectures at the Center for Literary Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem between September 1991 and January 1993. Each essay re-examines the relation of a major author, genre, or theme to traditional understanding of literary periods, challenging such labels as "medieval," "Renaissance," and "modern." The collection includes a reprint (pp. 29-49) of Larry D. Benson "The Beginning of Chaucer's English Style" (SAC 19 [1997], no. 60.).
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.