Reviews for Print Culture and the Medieval Author: Chaucer, Lydgate, and Their Books 1473-1557

The average rating for Print Culture and the Medieval Author: Chaucer, Lydgate, and Their Books 1473-1557 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-24 00:00:00 Bernardo Sebastian Not for the faint of heart, I found this collection of essays to be at times gripping and at others mind-numbingly dull. I'd hoped to find more here on gender variance and deviation from gender norms in ancient Greece and Rome. Instead I found a wholly conventional approach to the subject of gender, with the lion's share of attention given to the problem of the absence of women's voices in the first person among the remaining cultural artifacts. I'm eager to take what I learned here, however, and apply it to my project of reading through Plato.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-30 00:00:00 David Preusse It is unfortunate that this book is unlikely to be read by anyone not in pursuit of a degree. CHAUCER'S LANGUAGE is a fascinating read, not only for gaining a much deeper insight into Chaucer's writings but the English language as a whole.