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Reading Griselda's Smocks in the "Clerk's Tale."
- Source :
- Chaucer Review; 2009, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p84-109, 26p, 9 Black and White Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Clerk's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. It outlines the basic undergarment which is the smock that speaks to readers of medieval literature through select details chosen by the author. It examines the detailed evocation of Griselda's costume that reinforces each major development in the plot. Thus, in his sartorial imagery, Chaucer follows literary convention, but with unexpected and inventive twists.
- Subjects :
- POETRY (Literary form)
CRITICISM
LITERARY criticism
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00092002
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Chaucer Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43915096
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/25642132