Thisbe Out of Context: Chaucer's Female Readers and the Findern Manuscript

“The legend of Thisbe”, de Geoffrey Chaucer. El prólogo a The legend of good women y un nuevo sentido

“…El manuscrito, compilado a lo largo de un siglo (en un período que va desde 1446 hasta 1550, aproximadamente) presenta evidencia de haber pertenecido a mujeres, y de haber sido no sólo leído sino también copiado, al menos en parte, por ellas. 59 En él, "The Legend of Thisbe" aparece desprovista del marco ficcional del Prólogo -clave para interpretar el sentido (o los posibles sentidos) del relato-y encabeza lo que McDonald denomina la "secuencia feminista" del manuscrito, junto con obras que tematizan la queja, la pasión y el dolor femeninos. Ello parece indicar, según la autora, que la audiencia del período le dio al relato una interpretación literal, en la que Tisbe es simplemente una víctima.…”

The Dynamics of the European Short Narrative in its Manuscript Context: The Case of Pyramus and Thisbe

“…This may be so, but one cannot ignore the fact that Chaucer has preferred Ovid's(or even Boccaccio's) approach rather than the French poet'smore activeportrait of the heroine. 56 Doyle (2006) plays down this element, seeing it rather as ap ossible criticism of Pyramus.…”

The Findern Codex and the BlogIn the Middle: Understanding Middle English Vernacular Manuscripts through the Lens of Social Media in the Twenty-First Century

“…McNamer (1991McNamer ( , 2003 argues for the local composition of such lyrics in part based on theirapparent sincerity, as though the provincial women accept the courtly language at face value. Doyle (2006), on the other hand, argues that the authors are participating in the ludic tradition of Ricardian lovepoetry. McDonald(2000) also goes for sincerity on the part of the scribe-authors, but she notes that someo ft he Chaucer texts may similarlyb es incere, as Thisbe,f or example, is one of the mostearnest tales of the Legend of Good Wo men.…”