Experience, Art, and the Framing of the 'Canterbury Tales'

Author / Editor
Harrington, Norman T.

Title
Experience, Art, and the Framing of the 'Canterbury Tales'

Published
Chaucer Review 10 (1976): 187-200.

Description
CT is the last formulation of one of Chaucer's strongest literary preoccupations: the dynamic interaction of experience and art. The links present reality as it is immediately perceived: chaotic but vital. The tales present reality as it is formally comprehended: orderly but remote.

Chaucer Subjects
Canterbury Tales--General.