Reviews for Concordance to the French Poetry and Prose of John Gower

The average rating for Concordance to the French Poetry and Prose of John Gower based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-30 00:00:00 Ronald Harrison A good solid theory -- occasionally strays into the realm of "please stop pretending your technical vocabulary means anything", but the use of and reliance on Cixous and Irigaray et al is well-handled. I tend to point and laugh at Lacanian analysis of pretty much anything, too. But the discussion of how more recent authors have treated and reinvented and rewoven Penelope is quite good, especially since it means I can track down her bibliography and READ ALL THE PENELOPE REMIXES, which is basically all I want in life. \o/! I'm also interested in the speculation about what it means that Penelope's weaving is often recast as other kinds of fiber arts ' I am virtually certain that Clayton is not a fiber artist herself, which is a pity, as I suspect that would have enriched that discussion a non-zero amount. Basically, brace yourself for academic language that conceals some genuinely interesting ideas and what looks like a solid bibliography, if one that has a surprising dearth of articles.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-09-09 00:00:00 Matthew Banks It's an impressive collection of essays, all dealing with the representation of women--or, rather, gendered-female figures--in Old English literature, though studies sometimes cross over to Old Norse et al. Edited by Helen Damico and Alexandra Hennessy Olsen and including essays on Beowulf, Genesis B, AElfric and much, much more, 'New Readings on Women in Old English Literature' most likely has something for every student of Anglo-Saxon literature and culture. I'd particularly recommend the chapters by Jane Chance ('Structural Unity') and Alain Renoir ('Eve's I.Q.'), both of which have been of use to me in the past.