Chaucer and the Senses IV: Sound

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Chaucer Review

Organizer Name

Susanna Fein; David Raybin

Organizer Affiliation

Kent State Univ.; Eastern Illinois Univ.

Presider Name

Stephanie L. Batkie

Presider Affiliation

Sewanee: The Univ. of the South

Paper Title 1

"Singeth now": A Musical Fragment in Chaucer's Boece

Presenter 1 Name

Juliana Chapman

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Pennsylvania State Univ.

Paper Title 2

Echology

Presenter 2 Name

Tekla Bude

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Oregon State Univ.

Paper Title 3

The Discordant Cacaphonies of the Barnyard Chase in the Nun's Priest's Tale

Presenter 3 Name

Andrew John Pattison

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Oulun Yliopisto

Paper Title 4

"Withouten Vice of Silable": Sounding Cross-Cultural Encounter in the Squire's Tale

Presenter 4 Name

Misho Ishikawa

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Los Angeles

Start Date

12-5-2018 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 210

Description

The papers investigate the power of sound as evidenced in cacophonous hunt, in echo, in music, and in cross-cultural linguistic encounter. Works examined include Boece, the Nun’s Priest’s Tale, and the Squire’s Tale.

David Raybin