Simple Signs from Everyday Life in Chaucer

Author / Editor
Robertson, D. W.,Jr.

Title
Simple Signs from Everyday Life in Chaucer

Published
John P. Hermann and John J. Burke, eds. Signs and Symbols in Chaucer's Poetry (University: University of Alabama Press, 1981), pp. 11-26.

Description
Concerned with the practical and beneficial impact of his work, Chaucer drew figurative language from everyday sources, e.g., the visual arts. Knowledge of these sheds light on GP, WBT, and RvT.

Alternative Title
Signs and Symbols in Chaucer's Poetry.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
Wife of Bath and Her Tale.
Reeve and His Tale.