Chaucer's 'House of Fame' : the poetics of skeptical fideism / [by] Sheila Delany
1972, 1st edition. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426009
Physical description; ix,134 p. ; 21 cm. Notes; Based on the author's dissertation. Index. Contents; Introduction -- Skeptical Fideism in the Middle Ages -- The Poetics of Skeptical Fideism -- Dreams and Truth -- Dido and Aeneas -- Phantom -- The Limits of Science -- History and Story -- Epilogue: Looking Forward. Subjects; Chaucer, Geoffrey 1340?-1400. Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400. House of fame. Faith in literature. Poetics. Scepticism in literature. English Poetry. Criticism. Medieval Literature. Belief and doubt. Belief and doubt in literature.
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