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Title Speaking in the medieval world / edited by Jean Godsall-Myers
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages)
Series Cultures, beliefs, and traditions, 1382-5364 ; v. 16
Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ; v. 16. 1382-5364
Contents Peccatum linguae and the punishment of speech violations in the middle ages and early modern times / Bettina Lindorfer -- He conquered al the regne of femenye : what Chaucer's Knight doesn't tell about Theseus / Laurel Broughton -- Gender conflicts, miscommunication, and communicative communities in the late middle ages : the evidence of fifteenth-century German verse narratives / Albrecht Classen -- With a silver spoon in his mouth? : Wolfram's courtly contestants / Jean E. Godsall-Myers -- Negotiating the present : language and trouthe in the Franklin's tale / Andrea Schutz -- Bilingualism and betrayal in Chaucer's Summoner's tale / Tom Shipley -- The discourse of characterization in Jehan et Blonde / Carol Harvey -- Ways of using abusive language in La celestina / Lourdes Albuixech
Summary This work treats aspects of speaking in the Middle Ages, as evident in historical documents and literary texts. The role of speaking in society and literature is covered, and a closer analysis of how literary characters actually speak is offered
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
Literature, Medieval
Literarische Gestalt
Sprechen
Aufsatzsammlung
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Godsall-Myers, Jean E., 1951-
LC no. 2002033036
ISBN 1423712234
9781423712237
9047401964
9789047401964