The Ages of Man: A Study in Medieval Writing and Thought

Author / Editor
Burrow, J. A.

Title
The Ages of Man: A Study in Medieval Writing and Thought

Published
New York:
Clarendon and Oxford University Press, 1986.

Description
Deals with medieval systems of dividing life into ages, with ages based on time divisions, and with exhortations to overcome the difficulties of various ages and to act one's age. Discusses the GP Squire as a youth, the Wife of Bath's youth, old January, and Theseus in the middle of a three-age scheme.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.