Lucan and the Man of Law's Tale

Author / Editor
Hinton, Norman (D.)

Title
Lucan and the Man of Law's Tale

Published
Papers on Language and Literature 17 (1981): 339-46.

Description
The disparity between Chaucer's allusion to Lucan in MLT 400-403 and the actual passage in Lucan may be explained by commentaries that Chaucer might have known. The "Pharsalia" shares thematic parallels with Chaucer's story, and may reflect his knowledge of contemporary glosses.

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale.