The Squire's 'Steed of Brass' as Astrolabe: Some Implications of the 'Canterbury Tales'
- Author / Editor
- Osborn, Marijane.
The Squire's 'Steed of Brass' as Astrolabe: Some Implications of the 'Canterbury Tales'
- Published
- Patrick J. Gallacher and Helen Damico, eds. Hermeneutics and Medieval Culture (Albany : State University of New York Press, 1989), pp. 121-31.
- Description
- In SqT, Chaucer obliquely introduces the astrolabe, an instrument used for celestial observation in navigation and timekeeping. According to Osborn, the diagram and operation of the astrolabe clarify our understanding of both time and place in CT.
- Alternative Title
- Hermeneutics and Medieval Culture.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Squire and His Tale.
- Treatise on the Astrolabe.
- Canterbury Tales--General.