The Work of Dissimilitude: Essays from the Sixth Citadel Conference on Medieval and Renaissance LiteratureDavid G. Allen, Robert A. White Nineteen scholars offer readings that address the continuity or discontinuity between the literature of the Renaissance and Middle Ages. Essays by Arthur F. Kinney, R. A. Shoaf, and O. B. Hardison focus on broader trends while shorter essays approach the periods by addressing particular themes in their literature or thought. |
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Preface | 7 |
Figuring Medieval and Renaissance Literature | 13 |
Narrative Pessimism and Textual Optimism in Chaucers | 35 |
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