Chaucer's Anti-Scholasticism Opposition and Composition in the 'House of Fame'

Description: The opposition of knowledge in HF suggests the fourteenth-century reaction to the scholastic efforts of the thirteenth century to forge a synthesis between reason and faith. However, this dissertation does not argue that Chaucer was a reformer. The structural motifs of "pilgrimage," "tidings," and "false appearances" in HF are examined.