The Theme of Art and Life in Chaucer's Poetry

Author / Editor
Hanning, Robert W.

Title
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.