The Strumpet Muse

The Strumpet Muse
Author :
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 298
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015046392612
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strumpet Muse by : Alfred David

Download or read book The Strumpet Muse written by Alfred David and published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Lady Philosophy, coming to rescue the ailing Boethius, castigates the "poetical muses" around his bed as "comune strompettis," she poses a problem for any medieval poet who seeks to reconcile art with morality. According to medieval theory, it was the poet's duty to instruct and uplift through moral wisdom, but Chaucer's gifts led him to an artistic vision independent of moral sanctions, one with the energy and vitality of life itself. Although he set out to put his art in the service of moral truth, he was aware of an equivocal worth in the truth of his poems that ultimately led him to retract the best of them in the moving conclusion to the Canterbury Tales. This book presents a comprehensive interpretation of Chaucer's work by tracing his changing conceptions of his craft. Its theme is Chaucer's constant struggle to reconcile the moral "auctorite" of his age with the "experience" of his vision as an artist. Although the book takes a stand on current critical disputes about Chaucer, it also serves the students and general reader and an introduction and companion to a first reading of the poet. The main emphasis of the book falls on the Canterbury Tales, but the tales are set within an overall picture of Chaucer's development, and there are key chapters on Troilus and the Legend of Good Women. The author concentrates on the texts themselves in extremely successful effort to provide original interpretations of individual tales within the frame of a larger story: Chaucer's evolution as a poet both for his age and for all of time." -Publisher.


The Strumpet Muse Related Books

The Strumpet Muse
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Alfred David
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1976 - Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"When Lady Philosophy, coming to rescue the ailing Boethius, castigates the "poetical muses" around his bed as "comune strompettis," she poses a problem for any
Chaucer and the Art of Storytelling
Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: Leonard Michael Koff
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-28 - Publisher: University of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest m
Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
Language: en
Pages: 498
Authors: Marilyn Sutton
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-01-01 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's
Chaucer's Philosophical Visions
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Kathryn L. Lynch
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

New readings of Chaucer's dream visions, demonstrating his philosophical interests and learning.
Chaucer’s Squire’s Tale, Franklin’s Tale, and Physician’s Tale
Language: en
Pages: 597
Authors: Kenneth Bleeth
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-19 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The latest volume in the Chaucer Bibliographies series, meticulously assembled by Kenneth Bleeth, is the most comprehensive record of scholarship on Chaucer's S