Carried Away by the Law: Chaucer and the Poetry of Abduction.

Author / Editor
Salisbury, Eve.

Title
Carried Away by the Law: Chaucer and the Poetry of Abduction.

Published
Andreea D. Boboc, ed. Theorizing Legal Personhood in Late Medieval England (Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, 2015), pp. 50-70.

Description
Discusses Chaucer's familiarity with the law evidenced in Chaucer's "Life Records" and his poetry. Suggests that Chaucer "exploits the confusion of legal terms defining abduction and rape" because of his "unprecedented legal personhood" with regard to his personal legal issues. Focuses on Chaucer's understanding of the law in NPT, HF, and PF.

Alternative Title
Theorizing Legal Personhood in Late Medieval England.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Life
Nun's Priest and His Tale
House of Fame
Parliament of Fowls