Chaucer and the Making of Optical Space

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Peter Brown

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The author links Chaucer's writings with the medieval optical tradition in its various forms (scholastic texts, encyclopedias, exempla, vernacular poetry) both in general cultural terms and through the discussion of specific examples. He shows how the science of optics, or perspectiva, provides an account of spatial perception, including visual error, and demonstrates how these aspects of optical theory impact on Chaucer's poetry. He provides detailed and sustained analysis of the spatial content of narratives across the range of Chaucer's works, relating them to optical ideas and making use of Lefebvre's theory of the production of space. The texts discussed include the Book of the Duchess, House of Fame, Knight's Tale, Miller's Tale, Reeve's Tale, Merchant's Tale, Squire's Tale and Troilus and Criseyde.

Author Biography:

The Author: Peter Brown is Professor of Medieval English Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has also taught at the University of Exeter, University of Connecticut and the University of California at Los Angeles. He has published widely on Chaucer and other aspects of medieval culture including science and iconography.

Release date Australia

December 7th, 2007

Author

Peter Brown

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 ill.

Pages

378

ISBN-13

9783039113408

Product ID

11422503

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