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Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe: Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer's Female Audience

Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe: Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer's Female Audience

Hardcover

Series: New Middle Ages

Literary CriticismWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1137544198
ISBN13: 9781137544193
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Sep 7 2015
Pages: 251
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the Father of English Literature, evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales, Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.

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