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All rights reserved. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1 st edition 2010 978-1-4039-7053-4 First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53215-5 ISBN 978-0-230-10653-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230106536 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gertz, Sunhee Kim, 1951– Visual power and fame in René d’Anjou, Geoffrey Chaucer, and the Black Prince / SunHee Kim Gertz. p. cm. — (The new Middle Ages) ISBN 978-1-349-53215-5 1. Literature, Medieval—History and criticism. 2. Visual perception in literature. 3. Fame in literature. 4. René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409–1480. 5. Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. House of fame. 6. Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330–1376. 7. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. I. Title. PN682.V59G47 2009 820.9(cid:2)353—dc22 2009035732 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: April 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 We Remember Dr. Changsoon Kim and Bok Duk Ryu, M.A. Reinhard Kreiselmaier Maria and August Ziebarth Heinz Ziebarth Gerda and Erich Gertz This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Illustrations xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 1 Fame and Fürstenspiegel 13 2 René d’Anjou’s Negotiations with Fame: Creating for a Future Past 33 3 Chaucer’s House of Fame: The Quasi-Iconoclastic Present 69 4 Edward the Black Prince, the Future King 105 Conclusion 141 Notes 145 Works Cited 199 Previous Publications by SunHee Kim Gertz 223 Index 225
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