Mastering Aesop Medieval Education, Chaucer and His Followers |
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| Author:
| Wheatley, Edward |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1745-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines fable as a mode of discourse in its medieval curricular context and discusses how it influenced the work of Chaucer, Lydgate and Henryson. Wheatley traces the use of the standard Latin fable collection across Europe, how Aesop's constructions affected it and the commentaries it inspired.
Examines fable as a mode of discourse in its medieval curricular context and discusses how it influenced the work of Chaucer, Lydgate and Henryson. Wheatley traces the use of the standard Latin fable collection across Europe, how Aesop's constructions affected it and the commentaries it inspired.