The Song of Songs as Literary Influence in Selected Works of the English Renaissance

Author / Editor
Allingham, Anthony.

Title
The Song of Songs as Literary Influence in Selected Works of the English Renaissance

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 37 (1977): 5840A.

Description
The "Song of Songs" has received little attention for its influence on other literary works. In two of CT tales, Chaucer exploits the allegorical interpretations of the "Song." The ambiguity of the interpretations in the Christian era made the piece especially attractive to Chaucer for purposes of irony.

Chaucer Subjects
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.