Lies, slander, and obscenity in medieval English literature
Subtitle: pastoral rhetoric and the deviant speaker
By: Edwin D. Craun.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;; 31
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Gower, John, 1325?-1408 -- Political and social views.; Langland, William, 1330?-1400?; Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.; Patience (Middle English poem); English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.; Pastoral poetry, English -- History and criticism.; Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Semiotics and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500.; Deviant behavior in literature.; Point of view (Literature); Rhetoric, Medieval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-249) and index.