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Mastering AesopMastering Aesop

Mastering Aesop

medieval education, Chaucer, and his followers

Edward Wheatley

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"In this first study of a text from the primary school canon, Edward Wheatley examines fable as a mode of discourse in its medieval curricular context and then discusses the ways in which it influenced the work of Chaucer, Lydgate, and Henryson."--BOOK JACKET.

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OL Work ID
OL506442W

Subjects

History and criticismEnglish literatureGreek influencesLiteratureAnimals in literatureKnowledgeAesop's fablesMedieval EducationEnglish FablesAdaptationsGreek FablesInfluenceAppreciationChaucer, geoffrey, -1400Lydgate, john, 1370?-1451?Henryson, robert, 1430?-1506?English literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500Education, medieval

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