 | Word as Bond in English Literature from the Middle Ages to the Restoration Subjects: English literature -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; English literature -- Middle English 1100–1500 -- History and criticism; Trust (Psychology) in literature; Allegiance in literature; Betrothal in literature; Constancy in literature; ; J. Douglas Canfield argues that English literature of the feudal epoch placed this master trope of word as bond at the center of conflict. The trope does not passively reflect social reality; rather, it helps to define, to constitute the society and its values. J. Douglas Canfield was Professor of English and Director of the Graduate Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Arizona. He was the author of Nicholas Rowe and Christian Tragedy and editor of Twentieth Century Interpretations of "Sanctuary." |
