Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe
Autor: | Alfred Thomas |
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EAN: | 9781137542601 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 29.04.2016 |
Untertitel: | Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer's Female Audience |
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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.