Rhetorical "Amplification" and "Abbreviation" and the Structure of Medieval Narrative.
- Author / Editor
- Baltzell, Jane.
Rhetorical "Amplification" and "Abbreviation" and the Structure of Medieval Narrative.
- Published
- Pacific Coast Philology 2 (1967): 32-39.
- Description
- Describes structural devices found in the medieval "artes poeticae," for example, those in treatises by Matthew of Vendome, Geoffrey of Vinsauf, and John of Garland, illustrating them with various literary works, including works by Chaucer. Discusses at greatest length the uses of amplification and abbreviation in PrT.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Style and Versification
Prioress and Her Tale