Geoffrey Chaucer and the Poetics of Disguise

by Esther Casier Quinn

This work considers virtually all of Geoffrey Chaucer's writings as disguised reflections of matters personal and political. Chaucer wrote in a particularly crucial time of political change in England. He was in a unique position to see and hear more than he dared to express. He developed a 'poetics of disguise' to express his increasingly critical views of British royalty without seeming to criticize or dissent. He utilized the voices of women, pagans,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761840109
• ISBN13: 9780761840107
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"