Intention and the Idea of the Literary in Chaucer

Author / Editor
Katz, Stephen Andrew.

Title
Intention and the Idea of the Literary in Chaucer

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.05 (2010): n.p.

Description
Examines Chaucer's declarations of "entente" and their uses in his works, concluding that Chaucer's deployment of the term compels the reader to interpret the texts as "intentional acts"--rather than an arrangement of "exemplary narratives"--thereby expanding the range of interpretation beyond mere "moral use."

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Language and Word Studies