The Alchemy of Spring in Chaucer's 'General Prologue'

Author / Editor
Taylor, Paul Beekman.

Title
The Alchemy of Spring in Chaucer's 'General Prologue'

Published
Chaucer Review 17 (1982): 1-4.

Description
"Zephirus" and "licour" are not merely stylistic adornment but referential as well. The words evoke alchemical change and purification, themes that run through many of the tales and conclude the collection in ParsT with spiritual rebirth.

Chaucer Subjects
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.