Constance and the Stars

Author / Editor
Loomis, Dorothy Bethurum.

Title
Constance and the Stars

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. 207-20.

Description
The story of Constance is not especially appropriate to the Man of Law. Chaucer was attracted to it because it is a good piece of fiction and because it gave him the perfect opportunity to set forth and justify his belief in astrology. The story illustrates perfectly how a Christian could believe in astrology and not be a complete determinist.

Alternative Title
Chaucerian Problems and Perspectives: Essays Presented to Paul E. Beichner, C. S. C.

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale.