Shame and guilt, now and then -- Shamed guiltless in Chaucer's pagan antiquity -- Honor, purity, and sacrifice in The knight's tale and The physician's tale -- Structures of reciprocity in Chaucerian romance -- The ills of illocution: shame, guilt, and confession in The pardoner's tale and The parson's tale -- Conclusion: Chaucer and medieval shame culture.
Shame and Guilt in Chaucer explores the representation of emotions as psychological concepts and cultural constructs in Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative poetry. McTaggart argues that Chaucer's main works, including The Canterbury Tales, are united...
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Shame and Guilt in Chaucer explores the representation of emotions as psychological concepts and cultural constructs in Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative poetry. McTaggart argues that Chaucer's main works, including The Canterbury Tales, are united thematically both in their positive view of guilt and in their anxiety about the desire for sacrifice and vengeance that shame can provoke
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Shame and Guilt, Now and Then; 2. Shamed Guiltless in Chaucer's Pagan Antiquity; 3. Honor, Purity, and Sacrifice in The Knight's Tale and The Physician's Tale; 4. Structures of Reciprocity in Chaucerian Romance; 5. The Ills of Illocution: Shame, Guilt, and Confession in The Pardoner's Tale and The Parson's Tale; Conclusion: Chaucer and Medieval Shame Culture; Notes; Bibliography
Shame and guilt, now and then -- Shamed guiltless in Chaucer's pagan antiquity -- Honor, purity, and sacrifice in The knight's tale and The physician's tale -- Structures of reciprocity in Chaucerian romance -- The ills of illocution: shame, guilt, and confession in The pardoner's tale and The parson's tale -- Conclusion: Chaucer and medieval shame culture.