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Chaucer's Complaint of Venus and the `Curiosite' of Graunson.

Authors :
Scattergood, John
Source :
Essays in Criticism. Jul94, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p171. 19p.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Examines the influence of Oton de Graunson's ballades on Geoffrey Chaucer's poem `The Complaint of Venus.' Significance of a real-life court scandal revealed by John Shirley; Chaucer's method of incorporating complaint characteristics; Implications on classical and medieval conceptions of memory and remembrance; Hermeneutics; Poetic composition.

Subjects

Subjects :
*ENGLISH complaint poetry
*CRITICISM

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00140856
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Essays in Criticism
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9409212238
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/eic/XLIV.3.171
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