A Political Pamphleteer in Late Medieval England : Thomas Fovent, Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Usk, and the Merciless Parliament of 1388
- Author / Editor
- Oliver, Clementine.
A Political Pamphleteer in Late Medieval England : Thomas Fovent, Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Usk, and the Merciless Parliament of 1388
- Published
- New Medieval Literatures 6 (2003): 167-98
- Description
- Explores the identity and political career of Thomas Fovent (Favent), author of the polemical treatise on the Merciless Parliament--"Historia Mirabilis Parliament"--arguing that the treatise is best regarded as a "pamphlet," an index to the public opinion of the age, not partisan propaganda. Oliver compares and contrasts Fovent's political savvy and caution with those of Chaucer and Usk.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.