The Theme of Art and Life in Chaucer's Poetry
- Author / Editor
- Hanning, Robert W.
The Theme of Art and Life in Chaucer's Poetry
- Published
- George D. Economou, ed. Geoffrey Chaucer: A Collection of Original Articles. (New York: McGraw Hill, 1976) pp. 15-36.
- Description
- The opposing artistic impulses toward imposing order on experience and toward reproducing life natualistically are both evident in Chaucer's works, especially CT. This thematic tension is apparent in the overall design, in sequences of tales, and in single tales.
- Alternative Title
- Geoffrey Chaucer: A Collection of Original Articles.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General.