Kanno, Masahiko.
Bulletin of Aichi University of Education 46: 1-8, 1997.
Words and phrases discussed include "lust," "blynde," "a fewe wordes white," "glosynge," "ambages," "amphibologie," "double," "sophyme," "swete wordes," "plesante wordes," and "peinten."
Ortego, Philip Darraugh.
Bulletin of Bibliography and Magazine Notes 27 (1970): 72-76.
A topical, alphabetical listing of critical studies that pertain to Chaucer's French sources, compiled from previous bibliographies, with brief annotations added. The one-page introduction comments on the status of France and French in Chaucer's age.
Yamanaka, Margaret.
Bulletin of Gifu Women's University 47 (2017): 11-18.
Compares two travel diaries by Jerry Ellis (1974-). Includes a detailed description of "Walking to Canterbury--A Modern Journey through Chaucer's Medieval England," which contains references to NPT, SumT, WBT, and ParsT.
Ohno, Hideshi.
Bulletin of Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts 20 (2015): 131–46.
Provides an overview of Chaucer's use of the absolute infinitive, and introduces its various types. Focuses especially on the uses of "seien," "speken," and "tellen" in parenthetical construction and discusses their function based on statistical…
Takana, Hidekuni.
Bulletin of Seikei University 46 (2011): 13–22.
Compares WBT with its Middle English analogues and comments on the relations between WBPT and ShT. http://repository.seikei.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10928/86/1/bungaku-46_13-22.pdf (accessed January 12, 2016). In Japanese.
Kanno, Masahiko.
Bulletin of the Aichi University of Education (Humanities) 43 (1994): 1-13.
Friar John is guilty of the sin of gluttony, which he discusses. Diction relating to foodstuffs recurs throughout SumT, as does "in-and-out" imagery, culminating in scatological diction that reflects John's degraded state of mind.
Kanno, Masahiko.
Bulletin of the Aichi University of Education 32 (1983): 31-38.
Through the images of purse, pardon, and false relics Chaucer constructs the spiritually degraded portrait of reality of a "gilty and ful vicious" Pardoner.
Saito, Shun'ichi.
Bulletin of the Daito Bunka University: The Humanities 22 (1984): 119-28.
Discusses parallels between the Birds' Parliament and the Good Parliament in 1376. In PF, Chaucer probably parodied the obstreperous Commons that played an active part in this historic parliament.
Mori, Hajime.
Bulletin of the Department of English Literature, Teikyo University (1979): 342.
The use of contrast in PF is notable, as the poem begins with a suggestive contrast in "Ars longa, vita brevis." The main theme of the work may be considered to be a contrast of courtly love and natural love.
Hira, Toshinori.
Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities (Nagasaki University) 11 (1970): 61-69; 12 (1971): 65-76.
Discuses idealism and human foibles depicted in Chaucer's works, assessing them in light of contemporary social, political, and religious controversies and exploring how Chaucer poses ideals without denying human reality. Available at…
Hira, Toshinori.
Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities (Nagasaki University) 3 (1963); 104-12; 4 (1964): 22-42; 10 (1969): 39-50; 10 (1969): 39-50.
Commentary on social, political, ecclesiastical, and religious aspects of CT, with attention to particular pilgrims. Limited availability at http://hdl.handle.net/10069/9502; http://hdl.handle.net/10069/9506; http://hdl/handle.net/10069/9570;…
