'Amor Vincit Omnia' and the Prioress's Brooch

Author / Editor
Jungman, Robert E.

Title
'Amor Vincit Omnia' and the Prioress's Brooch

Published
Lore and Language 9:3 (1983): 1-7.

Description
Analyzes Chaucer's use of Virgil for portrait of the Prioress,suggesting that her brooch has magical properties as well as a religious function.

Chaucer Subjects
Prioress and Her Tale.