North: The Significance of a Compass Point in Some Medieval Literature

Author / Editor
Murphy, Michael.

Title
North: The Significance of a Compass Point in Some Medieval Literature

Published
Lore and Language 9 (1983): 65-76.

Description
Examines the evidence for medieval views--mostly negative--about the significance of North, especially in England, treating RvT and FrT.

Chaucer Subjects
Reeve and His Tale.
Friar and His Tale.