Chaucer to Shakespeare, 1337-1580

by Sunhee Kim Gertz

"In the 250 years introduced here, literature reflects key transitions, embedded as it is in far-reaching political, religious, and socioeconomic transformations. This volume tracks some the resulting tensions in various genres, especially those that re-integrate or respond to the traditional. Such literature is examined by using the tools of rhetoric and semiotics, interpreting from the author-audience axis and focusing on dissonant markers in the canonical as well as in less well-known narratives." "SunHee Kim Gertz looks at the history and culture of the era in order to contextualize...