"For semyvif he semed": Affective Responses to the Half-Alive Human in Middle English Literature, ca. 1350-1450.
- Author / Editor
- Chace, Jessica Ann.
"For semyvif he semed": Affective Responses to the Half-Alive Human in Middle English Literature, ca. 1350-1450.
- Published
- Ph.D. Dissertation. New York University, 2020,
Dissertation Abstracts International A82.01 (E). Full-text available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses; accessed December 18, 2024
- Description
- Uses the concept of "semyvif " (half-alive) to examine "Piers Plowman," the "Tale of Beryn," TC, SNT, and "Morte Darthur" for ways that they broaden "our historical understanding of disability and its conceptual range."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism
Troilus and Criseyde
Second Nun and Her Tale
Chaucerian Apocrypha