Carolyn Collette
Encyclopedia
Carolyn P. Collette is an American
literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature
, particularly Geoffrey Chaucer
's The Canterbury Tales
. She is the Chair of Medieval Studies and Professor of English Language and Literature on the Alumnae Foundation at Mount Holyoke College
.
and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature
Medieval literature
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works...
, particularly Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
's The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at...
. She is the Chair of Medieval Studies and Professor of English Language and Literature on the Alumnae Foundation at Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
.
Background
Collette received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
.
Books
- Species, Phantasms and Images: Vision and Medieval Psychology in the Canterbury Tales. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001.
- Finding Common Ground: A Guide to Personal, Professional and Public Writing, with Richard Johnson, 2nd ed. (New York: Addison Wesley Longman), 1997.
Articles
- "A Closer Look at Seinte Cecile's Special Vision," The Chaucer Review, 10, 1976, 337-49.
- "Sense and Sensibility in The Prioress' Tale," The Chaucer Review, 15, 1981, 138-150.
- "Ubi Peccaverant, Ibi Punirentur: The Oak Tree and The Pardoner's Tale," The Chaucer Review, 19, 1985, 39-45.
- "Umberto Eco, Semiotics and The Merchant's Tale," The Chaucer Review, 24, 1989, 132-38.
- "Chaucer and Victorian Medievalism: Culture and Society," Poetica: An International Journal of Linguistic-Literary Studies, Vol. 29-30, 1989, 115-125.
- "Chaucer's Discourse of Mariology," in Art and Context in Late Medieval English Narrative, ed. Robert Edwards, by D.S. Brewer, 1994, 127-147.
- "Heeding the Counsel of Prudence: A Context for the Melibee," The Chaucer Review, 29, 1995, 416-433.