Reviews for Reading from the Margins: Textual Studies, Chaucer, and Medieval Literature

The average rating for Reading from the Margins: Textual Studies, Chaucer, and Medieval Literature based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-23 00:00:00 Garry Bollinger Leon argues that Achilles was a narcissist and so incapable of rational thought and actions until after the death of Patroclus, his one real human connection on whom he depended. Without Patroclus he needs to rejoin the human community so hosts funeral games and begins to transform to a more humane character. In Book 24 his compassion for Priam causes a transcendence into a tragic epic hero.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-05-31 00:00:00 Justin Cantu great time to begin