Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe [electronic resource] : Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer's Female Audience /
Thomas, Alfred.author.
Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the "Father of English Literature," evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales , Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Devotional Texts for Royal Princesses in Late Medieval Bohemia -- Writing Jews, Writing Women: "The Prioress's Tale" and the Sacred Drama of Medieval Europe -- The Lady as Saint: "The Second Nun's Tale," Pearl, and the Czech Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria -- Dangerous Amazons: Sexual and Textual Rivalry in "The Knight's Tale" and The Dalimil Chronicle -- Powerful Wives and Captive Knights: "The Wife of Bath's Tale," Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the Czech Chivalric Romances -- Women Defended, Women Defamed: The Legend of Good Women, The Plowman from Bohemia, and The Little Weaver -- Conclusion.
Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the "Father of English Literature," evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales , Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Anne, Queen, consort of Richard II, King of England, 1366-1394
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
British literature.
Europe-History-476-1492.
Literature, Medieval.
European literature.
Classical literature.
British and Irish Literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
Medieval Literature.
European Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.