'In remembrance of his persone': transhistorical empathy and the Chaucerian face

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    Abstract

    From the earliest manuscript images through to cinematic depictions, Chaucer’s ‘persone’, that is his face and body, has been a key focus in the pursuit of transhistorical intimacy with the author. Chaucer’s physical self has been portrayed repeatedly across subsequent centuries in an array of media. Drawing upon the hermeneutic concept of Einfühlung (‘feeling into’) to examine the long ‘empathetic afterlife’ enjoyed by Chaucer’s ‘persone’, D’Arcens explores what Chaucer’s face and body have come to mean to post-medieval audiences; she traces how these differences intersect with the constantly changing nature of Chaucer’s legacy, especially as he and his work have been deemed to reflect national literary and comic traditions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationContemporary Chaucer across the centuries
    Subtitle of host publicationessays for Stephanie Trigg
    EditorsHelen M. Hickey, Anne McKendry, Melissa Raine
    Place of PublicationManchester
    PublisherManchester University Press
    Chapter13
    Pages201-217
    Number of pages17
    ISBN (Electronic)9781526129161
    ISBN (Print)9781526129154
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Publication series

    NameManchester Medieval Literature and Culture
    PublisherManchester University Press
    Number24

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