John Ireland's 'Meroure of Wyssdome' and Chaucer's 'Tale of Melibee'
- Author / Editor
- McDonald, Craig.
John Ireland's 'Meroure of Wyssdome' and Chaucer's 'Tale of Melibee'
- Published
- Studies in Scottish Literature 21 (1986): 23-34.
- Description
- A close examination of Ireland's references to Melibeus suggests that, despite differences in contest and moral lesson, Ireland used Chaucer's version as his source.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion.
- Tale of Melibee.