Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Paradoxes of Dream and Fable
- Author / Editor
- Scott, William O.
Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Paradoxes of Dream and Fable
- Published
- CEA Critic 49 (1986-87): 25-32.
- Description
- In WBT, PardT, and NPT, Chaucer exploits many facets of medieval dream and fable lore, including the ambiguous situation of a dream within a fiction and the Augustinian motif of the liar who tells the truth in order to deceive. Shakespeare pushes these facets further than Chaucer, especially in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General.