ENG 3323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Geoffrey Chaucer, Petrarch
13 Sep 2016
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Hawk-lover represents a function in the story . Agency attached to the marvellous, the miraculous, etc. The window is the threshold through which the marvellous enters into the world. Underworld land of the dead, land of the lost. Tomb = in both cases of the story, it is the end of the story, the end of the process. Journal close reading of a short passage. Logically it is important to distinguish what an introductory/conclusion paragraph does. Chaucer is the first recorded reader of all 3 great italian authors (dante, petrarch, Always names dante and petrarch but never boccaccio, even though he knows him best. 29+1 pilgrims, x 2 out and x2 back = 120. Trope springtime = rejuvenation = new poetry takes place. Chaucer signalling our relationship with classical literary conventions, etc. Moment of sexual license, of partying, etc. immediately prior to a ritual of cleansing.
