Chaucer and the Making of Optical Space

By: Brown, Peter

Book Overview

The author links Chaucer's writings with the medieval optical tradition in its various forms (scholastic texts, encyclopedias, exempla, vernacular poetry) both in general cultural terms and through the discussion of specific examples. He shows how the science of optics, or perspectiva , provides an account of spatial perception, including visual error, and demonstrates how these aspects of optical theory impact on Chaucer's poetry. He provides detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039113402
• ISBN13: 9783039113408
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"