Medieval Go-betweens and Chaucer's Pandarus

Medieval Go-betweens and Chaucer's Pandarus
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781137085191
ISBN-13 : 1137085193
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Download or read book Medieval Go-betweens and Chaucer's Pandarus written by G. Mieszkowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the rich, complex, literary tradition of the medieval go-between. Idealized going between usually leads to marriage and it develops a new dimension of the much debated question of courtly love and woman's part in it. Chaucer's Pandarus's place in this go-between tradition is a tour de force.


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