Chaucer’s Polyphony

Jonathan Fruoco

Published by Medieval Institute Publications 2020

Chaucer’s Polyphony

The Modern in Medieval Poetry

Jonathan Fruoco

Volume 29 in the series Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501514364

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Geoffrey Chaucer has long been considered by the critics as the father of English poetry. However, this notion not only tends to forget a huge part of the history of Anglo-Saxon literature but also to ignore the specificities of Chaucer’s style. Indeed, Chaucer’s decision to write in Middle English, in a time when the hegemony of Latin and Old French was undisputed (especially at the court of Edward III and Richard II), was consistent with an intellectual movement that was trying to give back to European vernaculars the prestige necessary to a genuine cultural production, which eventually led to the emergence of romance and of the modern novel. As a result, if Chaucer cannot be thought of as the father of English poetry, he is, however, the father of English prose and one of the main artisans of what Mikhail Bakhtin called the polyphonic novel.

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Jonathan Fruoco, independent scholar, France.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Notes on the Texts and Translations Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Abbreviations of Chaucer’s Works Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Polyphony and Multilingualism in Medieval England Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 2. Fin’amor, Stil Novo: Chaucer’s Early Influences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter 3. Narrative Evolution and New Discursive Strategies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 4. Troilus and Criseyde and the Ambiguity of Double Enunciation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter 5. Hybridization and the Legend of Chaucer’s Inventiveness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 6. Extradiegetic Dialogue in The Canterbury Tales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

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Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Audience: Medievalists, scholars of English Language and Literature
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 228
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Geoffrey Chaucer; Polyphony; Modernity; Middle English

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Published: October 12, 2020
ISBN: 9781501514364

Hardcover

Published: October 12, 2020
ISBN: 9781501518492

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Planned Publication: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9781501527272