Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature

Auteur: Craun, Edwin David (Henry S. Fox, Jr., Professor of English, Washington and Lee University, Virginia)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This book examines how the medieval clergy tried to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians. It explores, for the first time, how Chaucer, Langland, Gower and the 'Patience' poet presented and judged these attempts to label Sins of the Tongue.
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ISBN / EAN 9780521022019
Auteur Craun, Edwin David (Henry S. Fox, Jr., Professor of English, Washington and Lee University, Virginia)
Editeur Cambridge University Press