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False Fables and Exemplary Truth

- Poetics and Reception of Medieval Mode

About False Fables and Exemplary Truth

This study charts relationships between moral claims and audience response in medieval exemplary works by such poets as Chaucer, Gower, Robert Henryson, and several anonymous scribes. In late medieval England, exemplary works make one of the strongest possible claims for the social value of poetic fiction.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781403967978
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 225
  • Published:
  • September 5, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 158x210x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 392 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of False Fables and Exemplary Truth

This study charts relationships between moral claims and audience response in medieval exemplary works by such poets as Chaucer, Gower, Robert Henryson, and several anonymous scribes. In late medieval England, exemplary works make one of the strongest possible claims for the social value of poetic fiction.

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