Robert Henryson's Pastoral Burlesque 'Robene and Makyne' (c.1470)

Author / Editor
Cornelius, Michael G.

Title
Robert Henryson's Pastoral Burlesque 'Robene and Makyne' (c.1470)

Published
Fifteenth-Century Studies 28 (2003): 80-96.

Description
Reads Henryson's pastoral "Robene and Makyne" as a burlesque, attributing its generic variety to the poet's attempt to emulate Chaucer's "virtuosity," and exploring several instances where Henryson follows Chaucer's steps more closely, treating most extensively the influence of WBPT on Makyne's desire to "rule men" in Henryson's poem.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion
Wife of Bath and Her Tale