Englishing the Virgin: Enclosure, Dissemination, and the Early English Book.

Author / Editor
Vos, Stacie N.

Title
Englishing the Virgin: Enclosure, Dissemination, and the Early English Book.

Published
Ph.D. Dissertation. University of California San Diego, 2021. Available at https://escholarship.org/uc /item/1198r95j (accessed May 23, 2024).

Description
Studies how "the Virgin Mary and her followers, especially women living the enclosed life . . . occupied a central role in the development of the early English book," discussing works ranging from LGW, WBPT, and Mel to Richard Tottel’s" Songes and Sonnettes" (1557). Argues that "In his tales related to 'good women,' Chaucer develops an authorial persona consistent with Marian devotional practices."

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Legend of Good Women
Wife of Bath and Her Tale
Tale of Melibee
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