A Study of Skelton's Bouge of Court
Abstract
The Bouge of Court, written by John Skelton and pub- 11shed by synken de orde in 1499, is a satire cost in the form of a dream-vision allegory. It shares in the conventionalities associated with the genre astrological dating, self-deprecatory tone, aureate pleonasm and rime royal stanza.2 Its concise and dramatic structure make it a piece worthy of close study. While it cannot be classed with the truly 'great' works of literature, it has, nevertheless, merited praiseworthy comments from the critics.
Subject Area
British and Irish literature
Recommended Citation
Guerin, Marie Michel, "A Study of Skelton's Bouge of Court" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28622591.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28622591
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