When Dinosauers Ruled the Earth: A Short History of German 'Chaucerphilologie' in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
- Author / Editor
- Utz, Richard [J.]
When Dinosauers Ruled the Earth: A Short History of German 'Chaucerphilologie' in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
- Published
- Philologie im Netz 21: 54-62, 2002.
- Description
- This account of German-speaking Chaucer philology in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries challenges recent accusations that philology is responsible for the backward state of medieval studies. Different phases of Chaucer study are consistent with their contemporary political, historical, social, and academic contexts.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.