The Prologue from Chaucer's Canterbury TalesHoughton Mifflin, 1899 - 61 pages |
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... learning of her infidelity , seeks death in bat- tle . With Boccaccio , Troilus , whether as successful or abandoned lover , is the central figure ; with Chaucer , Chriseyde occupies the centre of the scene . she yields herself to a ...
... learning of her infidelity , seeks death in bat- tle . With Boccaccio , Troilus , whether as successful or abandoned lover , is the central figure ; with Chaucer , Chriseyde occupies the centre of the scene . she yields herself to a ...
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... Learning , in the second volume . These books , with Professor Skeat's great edition , contain sufficient bibliography to start the ambitious student in his first investigations . 7 } 1 1 THE CANTERBURY TALES INTRODUCTORY NOTE THE liv ...
... Learning , in the second volume . These books , with Professor Skeat's great edition , contain sufficient bibliography to start the ambitious student in his first investigations . 7 } 1 1 THE CANTERBURY TALES INTRODUCTORY NOTE THE liv ...
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... learning of its publication first through the review in Romania , to profit as I should have wished by the rich illustrative material she offers for the Nun's Priest's Tale What little I have been able to insert in the proofs is duly ...
... learning of its publication first through the review in Romania , to profit as I should have wished by the rich illustrative material she offers for the Nun's Priest's Tale What little I have been able to insert in the proofs is duly ...
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... Dame Pertelote , that far less complex character , need not long detain us . Prudence , decorum , and the housewifely virtues are her qualities . Admiring the learning and genius of the cock , even to THE NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE lxxvii.
... Dame Pertelote , that far less complex character , need not long detain us . Prudence , decorum , and the housewifely virtues are her qualities . Admiring the learning and genius of the cock , even to THE NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE lxxvii.
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... learning on rationalistic grounds . For this reason Miss Petersen ( p . 94 ) will have us believe that she is a skeptical woman , the humorous counterpart of Chriseyde : " It is possible that Chaucer felt some special interest in the ...
... learning on rationalistic grounds . For this reason Miss Petersen ( p . 94 ) will have us believe that she is a skeptical woman , the humorous counterpart of Chriseyde : " It is possible that Chaucer felt some special interest in the ...
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The Prologue from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Frank Jewett Mather,Geoffrey Chaucer No preview available - 2016 |
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