Rhetorical "Amplification" and "Abbreviation" and the Structure of Medieval Narrative.

Author / Editor
Baltzell, Jane.

Title
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