The Case Against the "Bradshaw Shift"; or, the Mystery of the Manuscript in the Trunk.
- Author / Editor
- Gardner, John.
The Case Against the "Bradshaw Shift"; or, the Mystery of the Manuscript in the Trunk.
- Published
- Papers on Language and Literature 3, supplement (1967): 80-106.
- Description
- Justifies following the Ellesmere order of the CT on thematic grounds, arguing that the arrangement is "probably Chaucer's," taking note of probable stages in Chaucer's process of composition, and observing a "general coherence" of concerns with order, sensuality, marriage, wealth and status, and renunciation of the world.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General
Manuscripts and Textual Studies