Priapus and the 'Parlement of Foulys'

Author / Editor
Brown, Emerson,Jr.

Title
Priapus and the 'Parlement of Foulys'

Published
Studies in Philology 72 (1975): 258-74.

Description
Chaucer emphasizes the phallic deity Priapus as a figure of frustration in PF. He does not try to abolish or deify the sexual passion Priapus represents. Priapus and the noble suitors may represent unproductive extremes of a more balanced position regarding love.

Chaucer Subjects
Parliament of Fowls.