Authority, Constraint, and the Writing of the Medieval Self
- Author / Editor
- Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn.
Authority, Constraint, and the Writing of the Medieval Self
- Published
- Elaine Treharne and Greg Walker, with the assistance of William Green, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Literature in English (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 413-33.
- Description
- Kerby-Fulton looks at autobiography and "writing the self" in medieval literature, with particular focus on how and to what extent political constraint prompts expression of self. Draws examples from Chaucer, Langland, Christine de Pizan, Thomas Usk, and others.
- Alternative Title
- The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Literature in English.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.