Die 'Schwurzene' in Chaucers 'Book of the Duchess'
- Author / Editor
- Kaiser, Ulrike.
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.