The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages
Geoffrey Chaucer is considered by many scholars of literary space, as the father of English literature and language in which it is written. In his book The Canterbury Tales, the author makes an overview of the downtown English society Middle Ages and among the tales that make up the text, is the &qu...
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description | Geoffrey Chaucer is considered by many scholars of literary space, as the father of English literature and language in which it is written. In his book The Canterbury Tales, the author makes an overview of the downtown English society Middle Ages and among the tales that make up the text, is the "The Man of Law’s tale" which can be considered, in structure, hagiography to mold the Golden Legend of Jacopo of Varazze. This article was developed with the main objective to compare the sanctification of Constance character, Chaucer, with three saints present in hagiography: St. Cecilia, St. Agatha and St. Anastasia, which are presented in the Golden Legend. What were characters present in the hagiography of Jacopo of Varazze and compared with the difficult life of Constance in the "The Man of Law’s tale." |
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spelling | doaj.art-b0f9197a4da54383b79d994a73442ee12022-12-21T17:50:02ZporUniversidade Federal da Grande DouradosArReDia2316-61692015-12-014735462124The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle agesRafael Francisco Neves de Souza0Márcia Maria de MedeirosUniversidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulGeoffrey Chaucer is considered by many scholars of literary space, as the father of English literature and language in which it is written. In his book The Canterbury Tales, the author makes an overview of the downtown English society Middle Ages and among the tales that make up the text, is the "The Man of Law’s tale" which can be considered, in structure, hagiography to mold the Golden Legend of Jacopo of Varazze. This article was developed with the main objective to compare the sanctification of Constance character, Chaucer, with three saints present in hagiography: St. Cecilia, St. Agatha and St. Anastasia, which are presented in the Golden Legend. What were characters present in the hagiography of Jacopo of Varazze and compared with the difficult life of Constance in the "The Man of Law’s tale."http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/arredia/article/view/3463Literatura Inglesa. Legenda Áurea. Idade Média. Geoffrey Chaucer. |
spellingShingle | Rafael Francisco Neves de Souza Márcia Maria de Medeiros The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages ArReDia Literatura Inglesa. Legenda Áurea. Idade Média. Geoffrey Chaucer. |
title | The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
title_full | The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
title_fullStr | The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
title_full_unstemmed | The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
title_short | The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
title_sort | man of law s tale by geoffrey chaucer the process of holiness in the low middle ages |
topic | Literatura Inglesa. Legenda Áurea. Idade Média. Geoffrey Chaucer. |
url | http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/arredia/article/view/3463 |
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