Writing old age and impairments in late Medieval England:

The old speaker in Middle English literature often claims to be impaired because of age. This admission is often followed by narratives that directly contradict it, as speakers, such as the Reeve in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales or Amans in Gower's Confessio Amantis, proceed to perform even a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rogers, Will (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leeds Arc Humanities Press 2021
Series:Borderlines (Leeds, England)
Subjects:
Online Access:UBG01
Volltext
Summary:The old speaker in Middle English literature often claims to be impaired because of age. This admission is often followed by narratives that directly contradict it, as speakers, such as the Reeve in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales or Amans in Gower's Confessio Amantis, proceed to perform even as they claim debility. More than the modesty topos, this contradiction exists, the book argues, as prosthesis: old age brings with it debility, but discussing age-related impairments augments the old, impaired body, while simultaneously undercutting and emphasizing bodily impairments. This language of prosthesis becomes a metaphor for the works these speakers use to fashion narrative, which exist as incomplete yet powerful sources
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (149 Seiten)
ISBN:9781641892551
DOI:10.1017/9781641892551

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text