Narrative, authority, and power
Subtitle: the medieval exemplum and the Chaucerian tradition
By: Larry Scanlon.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;; 20
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Knowledge -- Literature.; English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.; Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism.; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- To 1500.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500.; Power (Social sciences) in literature.; Authority in literature.; Exempla in literature.; Rhetoric, Medieval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-366) and index.