Chaucer and the Death of the Father as a Figure of Authority
- Author / Editor
- Yiavis, Kostas.
Chaucer and the Death of the Father as a Figure of Authority
- Published
- Gramma: Journal of Theory and Criticism 9: 13-29, 2001.
- Description
- Chaucer's depreciation of the father figure (biological, theological, literary predecessor) enables him to conceive of poetry separate from the needs for stable interpretation and didactic meaning. Throughout his corpus, his "polyvocal open-endedness" compels readers to be active in their interpretations.
- Includes an abstract in Greek
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.