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The 1992 Cistercian Studies Conference, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies

Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs

Program for the 1992 Cistercian Studies Conference at Western Michigan University in conjunction with the International Congress on Medieval Studies.

27th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 27th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 7-10, 1992).

The Iconography Of Hell, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Le Teorie Del Segno Neoplatoniche, Riccardo Pelizzo

riccardo pelizzo

the paper investigates the theories of sign developed by three of the most important neoplatonic philosophers

Medieval Danish Wooden Sculpture: Roods: Part Ii: 1400 A.D. - 1600 A.D., James Mills

Early Drama, Art, and Music

An index of Danish examples of rood figures in the areas covered to that date in Danmarks Kirker, now represented by the website danmarkskirker.natmus.dk. This digitized version includes text pages only.

Generational Tension In Middle English Lais, Amelia Carroll Napier

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Corporate Chivalry In Malory's "Morte D'Arthur": Chivalric Guidebooks And A Fifteenth-Century Chivalric Ideal, Timothy Carlton Truxell

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Boethian Influence On The "Alliterative Morte D'Arthure", Suzann Wanda Voigt

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Expectations As Character Development In Chaucer's Clerk's Tale, Kevin Gorham

Masters Theses

The Clerk of Oxenford in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is often maligned for lacking development as a literary character. Frequently, the Clerk has been dismissed as a stereotype or an ideal rather than a multi-dimensional character. The Clerk's character, much like the meaning of his tale, is concealed from the reader and veiled behind expectations.

Chaucer manipulates readers by exploiting expectations associated with fourteenth century clerks. These expectations derive from historical and literary stereotypes which constitute the General Prologue portrait of the Clerk. Because Chaucer's description of the Clerk is populated with stereotypes, the reader expects the Clerk to tell a …

Chaucer's "Nether Ye": A Study Of Chaucer's Use Of Scatology In The Canterbury Tales, Brook Wilson

Masters Theses

Chaucer's use of scatology throughout the Canterbury Tales offers a new frontier for Chaucerian research. To this date, no book-length work dealing exclusively with the scatological elements found in his works exists. Too often, the serious and artistic effects of scatology become lost in the great comedy the device generates. Furthermore, many readers and scholars seem to find themselves somewhat "squaymous" when confronted with the "nether ye" of Chaucer. While Chaucer employs scatology perhaps less frequently than Swift or Rabelais, his mastery of this device remains unquestionable.

Recognizing that the uses for scatology extend far beyond creating humor, Chaucer instead …

Troubadour Contacts With Muslim Spain And Knowledge Of Arabic: New Evidence Concerning William Ix Of Aquitaine, George Beech

George T. Beech

No abstract provided.

Hildegard Of Bingen’S Ordo Virtutum: A Note On Production, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson