Vitium Curiositatis and Stereotypes in Chaucer's Squire's Tale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4275545 |
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| Authors | Reena Thomas (0000-0002-2695-3462, corresponding author), Ethan K Smilie |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-145 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mosaic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-1276 • E-ISSN: 1925-5683 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mos.2019.0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2978485422 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The Squire's Tale conveys a fragmented reality through its portrayal of the East, which is both strange and familiar. By imagining the Orient as a mysterious, though stereotypical, novelty and contrasting it with the novelties in pars secunda 's romance, Chaucer denotes a reverence for wonder—affording the Other solemn dignity
Art · Dignity · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Novelty · Reverence · Romance · Squire · Theology · Wonder · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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