Chaucer's 'deerne love' and the Medieval View of Secrecy in Love
- Author / Editor
- Reiss, Edmund.
Chaucer's 'deerne love' and the Medieval View of Secrecy in Love
- Published
- Edward Vasta and Zacharias P. Thundy, ed. Chaucerian Problems and Perspectives: Essays Presented to Paul E. Beichner, C. S. C. (Notre Dame, Ind.: Univeristy of Notre Dame Press, 1979), pp. 164-79.
- Description
- Although giving the impression of belonging to the world of courtesy, "deerne love" is actually more pertinent to the activities detailed in fabliaux. But secrecy, even when it would appear to be taken seriously, causes destruction of love and lovers. While directing Chaucer's narrative in MilT, it also suggests comically the true nature of the passion. It also provides a comment on the love described in KnT.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucerian Problems and Perspectives: Essays Presented to Paul E. Beichner, C. S. C.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale.