Title Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 38

Published Cambridge, GBR : Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (354 pages) Series Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature ; v. 38 Cambridge studies in medieval literature. Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note on the text; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Chaucer's Good Woman; 1 The Good Woman: the daisy; 2 Alceste: the Good Woman of legend; 3 The Good Woman: a legendary beast?; II The God of Love; 4 The God of Love; 5 The accusation; 6 The defence: tyrants of Lombardy; 7 The defence: matere and entente; III The Palinode; 8 The Palinode; IV The Legends of good women; 9 Ariadne: the ladies and the critics; 10 Medea: the ladies and their reputations; 11 Cleopatra: legend of Cupid's saint; 12 Dido: composite woman; 13 Lucrece: too good to be true? 14 Phyllis and inherited male perfidyV The Legend as courtly game; 15 The Legend as courtly game; Epilogue; Index Notes Print version record Form Electronic book Author Boyde, Patrick. Burrow, J. A. (John Anthony) Copeland, Rita. Minnis, A. J. (Alastair J.) ISBN 0511582919 9780511582912

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