A, A and B: coding same-sex union in Amis and Amiloun
in Pulp Fictions of Medieval England
July 2004; published online July 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 8375 words.
This chapter examines the rhyme scheme of a tantalising but little studied Middle English romance, Amis and Amiloun. The poem is composed in twelve-line stanzas, rhymed AAB AAB CCB DDB, with a...
‘A false abstracte cometh from a fals concrete’: Representation and Misrepresentation in The Bowge of Court and Magnyfycence
in John Skelton and Poetic Authority
February 2006; published online January 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 9469 words.
The Bibliotheca represents an early recognition of the writer's freedom from the authority of the past; while such authority remains something that may be appealed to for rhetorical purposes, the...
Aaron
in The Oxford Companion to Chaucer
January 2003; published online January 2005.
Reference Entry. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 36 words.
the brother of Moses (Moyses), a priest, is cited by the friar in The Summoner's Tale (III.1894) as
ABC
Overview page. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval).
One of Chaucer's shorter poems (184 lines, in eight-line stanzas). It is a translation of a prayer to the Virgin (Seinte Marie) in the Pelerinaige de la vie humaine (1331 ...
ABC
in The Oxford Companion to Chaucer
January 2003; published online January 2005.
Reference Entry. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 230 words.
one of Chaucer's shorter poems (184 lines, in eight-line stanzas). It is a translation of a prayer to the Virgin
Abigail
Overview page. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval).
In 1 Samuel 25, the wife of Nabal and subsequently of David. The name came to signify a waiting‐woman, from the name of the ‘waiting‐gentlewoman’ in The Scornful Lady by ...
Abigayl
in The Oxford Companion to Chaucer
January 2003; published online January 2005.
Reference Entry. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 78 words.
Abigail, the wife of Nabal in the Old Testament, saved her husband (I Sam. 25:1–35) from the wrath of King
Abject Insanity, Madness Sublime
in Madness in Medieval French Literature
September 2003; published online January 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 12527 words.
This chapter examines the ways that medieval texts negotiate the line distinguishing madness from greatness, which may take the form of heroism or sanctity. The anxiety associated with the...
Abraham
in The Oxford Companion to Chaucer
January 2003; published online January 2005.
Reference Entry. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval). 55 words.
the Old Testament patriarch whose story is told in Genesis 11:27–25:18. He was traditionally held to be the image of
Absolon
Overview page. Subjects: literary studies (early and medieval).
The Oxford parish clerk in The Miller's Tale, the rival of the clerk Nicholas for the affections of Alison. We are given a formal portrait of him (I.3312–80). He has ...