Chaucer's Decibels

Author / Editor
Boyd, Beverly.

Title
Chaucer's Decibels

Published
Florilegium 10 (1991, for 1988): 99-105.

Description
Chaucer is more attentive to the noises produced by people and their actions than to those of natural phenomena. He often suggests noises rather than describing them directly. His noisiest passages involve tournaments, chases, and music.

Chaucer Subjects
Style and Versification.
Background and General Criticism.