Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature

Edwin David (Henry S. Fox, Jr., Professor of English, Washington and Lee University, Virginia) Craun

Cambridge University Press, 1997

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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.

ISBN-13
9780521496902
ISBN-10
052149690X
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1997
Publication date
1997-06-16
Pages
272
Dimensions
159x237x27
Weight
572