The Challenge of Periodization: Old Paradigms and New Perspectives

Author / Editor
Besserman, Lawrence [L.]

Title
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.