Good Fun: Cecily Chaumpaigne and the Ethics of Chaucerian Obscenity
- Author / Editor
- Flannery, Mary C.
Good Fun: Cecily Chaumpaigne and the Ethics of Chaucerian Obscenity
- Published
- Chaucer Review 56.4 (2021): 360-77.
- Description
- Discusses the long-standing view of Chaucer as a fun, perhaps obscene writer, suggesting that readers "are invested in protecting their ability to enjoy Chaucer freely." References Kate Manne's notion of "himpathy," or the "excessive sympathy" felt toward men accused of crimes, to examine how views of Chaucer as a bawdy author have contaminated treatments of Chaumpaigne's case and depiction. Suggests adopting Sara Ahmed’s role of "feminist killjoy" as an antidote to "himpathy" toward Chaucer.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism