“many a lay and many a thing”

This chapter investigates Chaucer's usage of technical terminology to refer to verse-form and poetic technique. Chaucer uses the technical terms or jargon of poetry not just to name his own techniques or the techniques of others but also to pose questions to himself and to his readers. Chauceri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nuttall, J
Other Authors: Prendergast, T
Format: Book section
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018