Title Word as Bond in English Literature from the Middle Ages to the Restoration / J. Douglas Canfield

Published Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016] ©1989

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Description 1 online resource Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Ratio One. Comic Closure -- One. Heroic Romance -- Two. Tragicomic Romance -- Three. Social Comedy -- Four. Subversive Comedy -- Five. The Lyric -- Ratio 2. Non-Comic Closure -- Six. Political Tragedy -- Seven. Personal Tragedy -- Eight. Corrective Satire -- Nine. Absurdist Satire -- Afterword -- Works Cited -- Index Summary J. Douglas Canfield argues that English literature of the feudal epoch placed this master trope of word as bond at the center of conflict. The trope does not passively reflect social reality; rather, it helps to define, to constitute the society and its values Notes In English Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Dec. 09, 2016) Subject English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Trust in literature. English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Allegiance in literature. Betrothal in literature. Constancy in literature. Loyalty in literature. Oaths in literature. Vows in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Allegiance in literature Betrothal in literature Civilization, Medieval, in literature Constancy in literature English literature -- Early modern English literature -- Middle English Loyalty in literature Oaths in literature Trust in literature Vows in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781512801255 1512801259

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