Title: The French fetish from Chaucer to Shakespeare
Description: In assessing the impact of the Norman Conquest on the culture of medieval & early modern England, Deanne Williams contends that not only the French language & literature, but the idea of Frenchness itself, produced England's literary & cultural identity.
Subjects: British Foreign public opinion, Civilization, English literature, France, French influences, History, History and criticism, In literature, Knowledge, National characteristics, French, in literature, Public opinion, Relations, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, Chaucer, geoffrey, -1400, English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, English literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500, National characteristics, french, Public opinion, great britain, France, in literature, Great britain, civilization, Great britain, foreign relations, france
Places: France, Great Britain, Relations
People: Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: Early modern, 1500-1700, Middle English, 1100-1500