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Chaucer's verse art in its European context / Martin J. Duffell.

Van Pelt Library PR1951 .D84 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Duffell, Martin J., 1937- author.
Series:
Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series) ; v. 513.
Medieval and Renaissance texts and studies ; volume 513
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Versification.
Chaucer, Geoffrey.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Versification.
English language.
English language--Middle English--Versification.
Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.
Poetry, Medieval.
Versification.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:
304 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Tempe, Arizona : ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies), 2018.
Summary:
"This study examines the form of Chaucer's poetry over its content. Primarily his chosen language, English, compared to other poets of the time, and secondarily his verse craft, which had features found in no other poet or language"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Rhythm and language
Poetic rhythm
Design and instance
Versifying in France
Versifying in England
Chaucer's tetrameters
Gower's tetrameters
Versifying in Italy
The D'casyllabe in England
Metrical stylistics
Chaucer's pentameters
Chaucer's strophes
Chaucer's half-lines and feet
The English Chaucerians
The Scottish Chaucerians.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780866985697
0866985697
OCLC:
1038040907

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