Theories of the Nonsense Word in Medieval England.
- Author / Editor
- Kirk, Jordan.
Theories of the Nonsense Word in Medieval England.
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International A75.03 (2014): n.p.
- Description
- Introduces medieval theory of human voice and nonsense tracing its roots in Aristotle and Boethius, its tradition in medieval logic, and its impact on "The Cloud of Unknowing" and HF. In HF "Chaucer revises academic theories of 'vox' into a theory of 'tydynges,' or rumors, in which it is nonsense that allows for speech to emerge from a state of dumbness proper to the poet."
- Chaucer Subjects
- House of Fame