Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe

Alfred Thomas

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the "Father of English Literature," evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales , Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.

ISBN-13
9781137544193
ISBN-10
1137544198
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
Publication date
2015-09-07
Pages
251
Dimensions
148x223x20
Weight
474