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Visual Power and Fame in Rene d'Anjou, Geoffrey Chaucer, and the Black Prince (The New Middle Ages)

Name: Visual Power and Fame in Rene d'Anjou, Geoffrey Chaucer, and the Black Prince (The New Middle Ages)
ISBN: 9781403970534

SunHee Kim Gertz

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Reading semiotically against the backdrop of medieval mirrors of princes, Arthurian narratives, and chronicles, this study examines how Ren? d’Anjou (1409-1480), Geoffrey Chaucer’s House of Fame (ca. 1375-1380), and Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) explore fame’s visual power. While very different in approach, all three individuals reject the classical suggestion that fame is bestowed and understand that particularly in positions of leadership, it is necessary to communicate effectively with audiences in order to secure fame. This sweeping study sheds light on fame’s intoxicating but deceptively simple promise of elite glory.

Categories:

Poetry - American Poetry

Year:

2010

Edition:

First Edition

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Language:

english

Pages:

248