The Role of Proverbs in Middle English Narrative

Author / Editor
Garner, Lori Ann.

Title
The Role of Proverbs in Middle English Narrative

Published
Mark C. Amodio, ed. New Directions in Oral Theory (Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2005), pp.255-77.

Series
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, no. 287.

Description
Contrasts uses of proverbs in TC and in "Havelock the Dane." In the latter, proverbs affirm traditional wisdom and elicit the reader's trust. Chaucer uses proverbs in more complex ways, presenting them as contradictions or in striking juxtapositions that help to create rich characters while undercutting traditional wisdom.

Contributor
Amodio, Mark C., ed.

Alternative Title
New Directions in Oral Theory.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.