Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: Our starting point lies parallel with the Chaucerian assumption that many readers can interpret the same text in different ways as is explicitly suggested in Troilus and Criseyde, Book III, lines 1331-1336; Book V, lines 1793-1798, i.e., we shall try to make this underlying relationship transparent and relevant.Following our hypothesis this article is divided into three parts.First, a list of quotations pointing out those words, by means of bold letters, which refer explicitly to Spanish persons, subjects, topics or circumstances.This list includes a total number of 62 quotations given per tale and each is accompanied by the line in which they occur in the Riverside Chaucer edition of 1991 as well as the corresponding page.The second part consists of an attempt to search for this Spanish influence in Chaucer while explaining most of the textual references quoted.Apart from a brief introduction, the commentary is split up into three headings: Spanish historical events, Spanish geographical places and Spanish Authorities.This last heading includes subject matters such as medicine, religion, classical literature and moral philosophy.The third and last part is dedicated to a brief summary of our hypothesis suggesting that the reader should be aware of any possible Spanish influence in Chaucer.I.
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W42122260