Chaucer

Author / Editor
Lindahl, Carl.

Title
Chaucer

Published
John Miles Foley, ed. Teaching Oral Traditions. (New York: Modern Language Association, 1998), pp. 359-64.

Description
Despite his bookishness, Chaucer is an oral poet, trained in medieval rhetorical tradition, which is rooted in oratory, and successful in his efforts to render oral narratives in literature.
Includes several suggestions for teaching Chaucer as an oral poet.

Contributor
Foley, John Miles,ed.

Alternative Title
Teaching Oral Traditions.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.