Speaking in the Medieval World

Author / Editor
Godsall-Myers, Jean E., ed.

Title
Speaking in the Medieval World

Published
Boston: Brill, 2003.

Physical Description
xii, 194 pp.

Description
Eight essays by various authors suggest that looking carefully at the ways characters speak in medieval texts gives information about the social networks of medieval society and reveals artistic skills of writers who considered speech significant. For three essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Speaking in the Medieval World under Alternative Title.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.