Ricardian Romance? Critiques and Vindications

Author / Editor
Jacobs, Nicholas.

Title
Ricardian Romance? Critiques and Vindications

Published
A. J. Minnis, Charlotte C. Morse, and Thorlac Turville-Petre, eds. Essays on Ricardian Literature: In Honour of J. A. Burrow (Oxford: Clarenden, 1997), pp. 203-21.

Description
The romances of Chaucer and of the "Gawain" poet are similar in treating the genre as a decaying or decadent form. Chaucer treats the genre and its traditional themes lightly, at times parodically, while the "Gawain" poet seeks to redeem the genre and its ideals.

Alternative Title
Essays on Ricardian Literature: In Honour of J. A. Burrow.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.