Article
Lyric Discourse and Female Vocality: On the Unsilencing of Silence
Arthuriana
(2002)
Abstract
The practice of lyric allows both Silence and Nicolete of chantefable fame to transcend the limits of gender, by validating both their male and female personae at once. Whether purely literary convention or reality, this empowerment is characteristic of medieval lyric discourse.
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2002
DOI
10.1353/art.2002.0020
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Christopher Callahan. "Lyric Discourse and Female Vocality: On the Unsilencing of Silence" Arthuriana Vol. 12 Iss. 1 (2002) p. 123 - 131 ISSN: 10786279 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher_callahan/9/