The Use of Bob-lines in 'Sir Thopas'
- Author / Editor
- Stanley, E. G.
The Use of Bob-lines in 'Sir Thopas'
- Published
- Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 73 (1972): 417-26.
- Description
- Shows that the bob-lines in Tho are characterized by "Bathos and vapidity," and focuses on their placement in manuscripts and the unique qualities of the first bob-line (7.793) to show that these characteristics are intentional and artful. Includes a chart of the metrical features of bob-lines in Middle English poetry.
- Alternative Title
- "Studies Presented to Tauno Mustanoja on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Tale of Sir Thopas
- Style and Versification
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies