Traditions and Innovations: Essays on British Literature of the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceDavid G. Allen, Robert A. White This collection considers a wide range of texts, authors, and concerns--from the Man of Law's Tale to Tis Pity She's a Whore; from the mysterious Thomas Malory to the widely visible Ben Jonson; from the image of St. Paul's thorn in Troilus and Criseyde to the Renaissance iconography of Ganymede. |
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Page 151
... characters call attention to Anne's many assets , including her exemplary moral character . Charles Mountford con- gratulates Frankford on his choice of brides by noting the nobility of Anne's birth , the quality of her education , and ...
... characters call attention to Anne's many assets , including her exemplary moral character . Charles Mountford con- gratulates Frankford on his choice of brides by noting the nobility of Anne's birth , the quality of her education , and ...
Page 161
... character that were praised at the outset . Opening testimonials of Anne's virtue are , of course , mistaken and premature since her virtue , as yet , has been untested . Ironically , it is only through her fall , through Frankford's ...
... character that were praised at the outset . Opening testimonials of Anne's virtue are , of course , mistaken and premature since her virtue , as yet , has been untested . Ironically , it is only through her fall , through Frankford's ...
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... character invites our critical attention . But of all the characters in the play , Annabella speaks most often ( 140 times to her brother's 129 ) . She has fewer lines than her brother , though , because her usual mode of verbal ...
... character invites our critical attention . But of all the characters in the play , Annabella speaks most often ( 140 times to her brother's 129 ) . She has fewer lines than her brother , though , because her usual mode of verbal ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Separations and St Pauls Thorn in Chaucers Troilus | 35 |
of Chaucers Canterbury Tales and the Mental | 50 |
Copyright | |
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