Background
Laura Howes was born on May 29, 1956 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. She is the daughter of Raymond Titchener and Mary (Wheeler) Howes.
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Ithaca, New York, United States
In 1978 Laura Howes received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Cornell University.
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New York City, New York, United States
In 1980 Laura Howes obtained a Master of Arts from the Columbia University and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1991.
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Ithaca, New York, United States
In 1978 Laura Howes received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Cornell University.
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New York City, New York, United States
In 1980 Laura Howes obtained a Master of Arts from the Columbia University and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1991.
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Chaucer's Gardens and the Language of Convention
(Chaucer's Gardens and the Language of Convention examines...)
Chaucer's Gardens and the Language of Convention examines the extensive literary and cultural sources for Chaucer's gardens, from some of his earliest dream-poems through "Troilus and Criseyde" and several of "The Canterbury Tales". Not only do literary conventions come under scrutiny in the play between narrative context and garden topos, Howes argues, but social conventions, such as marriage and courtship, submit to Chaucer's critical gaze through his narrated garden scenes. Combining new research on actual mediaeval gardens with source study, close textual analysis, and an investigation into the metaphorical significance of Chaucer's gardens, Howes opens the way to an understanding of Chaucer's outdoor spaces and what they mean. Many scenes previously thought to be set in the open forest or wilderness may instead be in large pleasure gardens and parks, a change in our understanding that has significant repercussions for interpretation of key passages. In addition, rather than focussing on a single garden topos such as the classical "locus amoenus" or the Christian earthly paradise, Howes considers the confluence of several strands of literary gardens Chaucer knew and thus strives to recapture for the modern reader the array of associations available to Chaucer's early audiences.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813015065/?tag=2022091-20
1997
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(The text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, an es...)
The text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, an essay on the metrical form, the translator’s note, marginal glosses, and explanatory annotations to assist readers in the study of this canonical Arthurian romance.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393930254/?tag=2022091-20
2010
Laura Louise Howes
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In 1978 Laura Howes received her Bachelor of Arts degre from the Cornell University. In 1980 she obtained a Master of Arts from the Columbia University and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1991.
Career
In 1990 Laura Howes was appointed an associate professor of English at the University of Tennessee.
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Works
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Chaucer's Gardens and the Language of Convention
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(The text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, an es...)
2010
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Chaucer's Gardens and the Language of Convention
Membership
Laura Howes is a member of the Medieval Academy of America, of the New Chaucer Society, and of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship.
Connections
On June 21, 1986 Laura Howes married Charles R. Biggs. They have a daughter, Mary Titchener.
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Contemporary Authors
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