Arts of Letter-Writing, Literature, and Social Practice in Medieval England

Author / Editor
Page, Colleen Barcel.

Title
Arts of Letter-Writing, Literature, and Social Practice in Medieval England

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 60: 1124-25A, 1999.

Description
The medieval "ars dictaminis" evolved from fusion of rhetorical theory and letter-writing practice. Though originally an all-male art, epistolary form eventually became accessible to women. Examines PardT and other works.

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale.