Angels on the Edge of the World : The Geography of English Identity from Aelfric to Chaucer
- Author / Editor
- Lavezzo, Kathryn Marie.
Angels on the Edge of the World : The Geography of English Identity from Aelfric to Chaucer
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International 61: 603A., 1999.
- Description
- The remoteness and insularity of England led to the belief that its people were different, both barbarian and angelic. Lavezzo discusses Aelfric, Higden, Chaucer (MLT), and the alliterative "Morte Arthure." Use of the English language contributed to the sense of alterity.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Man of Law and His Tale.