The Suggestive Use of Christian Names in Middle English Poetry
- Author / Editor
- Mustanoja, Tauno F.
The Suggestive Use of Christian Names in Middle English Poetry
- Published
- Jerome Mandel and Bruce A. Rosenberg, eds. Medieval Literature and Folklore Studies: Essays in Honor of Francis Lee Utley (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1970), pp. 51-76.
- Description
- Surveys the suggestiveness of first names in Middle English poetry, exploring connotations, denotations, name-play, and the implications of form in the uses of such names. Includes comments on names used by Chaucer, especially in CT.
- Alternative Title
- Medieval Literature and Folklore Studies: Essays in Honor of Francis Lee Utley.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies
- Canterbury Tales--General