Suddenness and Process in Chaucer

Author / Editor
Barney, Stephen A.

Title
Suddenness and Process in Chaucer

Published
Chaucer Review 16 (1981): 18-37.

Description
The words "sodeny(ly)" and "proces" are keys to Chaucer's narrative skill. In both his serious and his comical narratives there are sudden changes in events, sudden shifts in emotions. He usually makes the sudden seem humorous, ridiculous, or contemptible.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies.