Death Effects: Revisiting the Conceit of Franklin's Memoir

Author / Editor
Kennedy, Jennifer T.

Title
Death Effects: Revisiting the Conceit of Franklin's Memoir

Published
Early American Literature 36.2 : 201-34, 2001.

Description
Kennedy analyzes Benjamin Franklin's self-presentation in his Memoir, commenting on his validation of his surname by reference to Chaucer's GP sketch of the Franklin and other early sources.

Chaucer Subjects
Franklin and His Tale.
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion.