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Comparative Literature

1988

Medieval literature

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Review Essay: Graciela S. Daichman, Wayward Nuns In Medieval Literature, Kay Rogers Jan 1988

Review Essay: Graciela S. Daichman, Wayward Nuns In Medieval Literature, Kay Rogers

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Graciela S. Daichman, Wayward Nuns in Medieval Literature, Syracuse University Press, 1986.


Dreams, Stress, And Interpretation In Chaucer And His Contemporaries, David G. Hale Jan 1988

Dreams, Stress, And Interpretation In Chaucer And His Contemporaries, David G. Hale

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As is well known, dreams are important components of many works of medieval literature. one or more dreams can be the subject of most of a poem, as in the Roman de la Rose, Pearl, Piers Plowman, the Book of the Duchess, and the House of Fame. Or one or more dreams can be a relatively small yet important part of a work; Dante's Vita nuova and Purgatorio are familiar examples, as are Chaucer's Nun's Priest's Tale, Knight's Tale, and Troilus and Criseyde. In many cases the transitions into or out of these dreams …