The Suggestive Use of Christian Names in Middle English Poetry

Author / Editor
Mustanoja, Tauno F.

Title
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