Die 'Schwurzene' in Chaucers 'Book of the Duchess'

Author / Editor
Kaiser, Ulrike.

Title
Die 'Schwurzene' in Chaucers 'Book of the Duchess'

Published
Euphorion 75 (1981): 110-17.

Description
An examination of the source, Machaut's "Jugement dou Roy de Behaingne," proves that the Knight's and the Dreamer's mutual lack of understanding--which serves a powerful dramatic purpose--stems from differences in social background and rank.

Chaucer Subjects
Book of the Duchess.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.