Chaucer as Nuditarian: The Erotic as a Critical Problem

Author / Editor
Green, Donald C.

Title
Chaucer as Nuditarian: The Erotic as a Critical Problem

Published
Pacific Coast Philology 18 (1983): 59-69.

Description
"Nuditarian," a euphemism for "bawdy" that was applied to Chaucer in 1869, points to a "cognitive dissonance" between Chaucer's greatness and his dealing with unfit subjects.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.