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The Singer or the Song
MAC EDWARD LEACH
IT WOULD BE something of a major catastrophe in literary
scholarship, I suppose, if we should find the answers to all
the great problems. Would we want to settle definitively such
questions as: Was there a romantic story of Arthur before
Geoffrey of Monmouth? To whom were the sonnets of
Shakespeare dedicated? Was the Holy Grail story originally
pagan ritual? Was Robin Hood a real person? How did the
ballad actually come about? It might work hardship on students
looking for dissertation topics or scholars looking for material
for articles to fatten bibliographies, but I think many scholars
might give a deep sigh of relief if we could bring ourselves to
agree to accept even a negotiated answer. The old arguments
periodically presented and not always in new garb become
wearisome. It was a great moment for Chaucer scholarship
when a member arose in the Chaucer section of the Modem
Language Association meeting some years ago and offered the
resolution that the Chaucer group of MLA recognize Chaucer's
birth date as 1340. With a feeling of great accomplishment we
voted unanimous approval. Here was one problem we could
tick off and no longer bother about. But alas, evidently either
the present generation of scholars are lacking in a sense of
humor or they court difficulty, for an article is soon to appear
with the title, "Was the Chaucer Group of MLA Justified in
Considering Chaucer's Birth Date as 1340?" At any rate, a new
element has been injected into the controversy. I am certain30
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Boatright, Mody C. Singers and Storytellers, book, 1961; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67655/m1/36/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.