Chaucer's Landscape as 'Topos'

Author / Editor
Kawasaki, Masatoshi.

Title
Chaucer's Landscape as 'Topos'

Published
Hiroe Futamura, Kenichi Akishino, and Hisato Ebi, eds. A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature (Tokyo: Nan' Un-Do Press, 1993), pp. 103-22.

Description
Chaucer's use of spatial commonplaces to describe landscapes reflects the symbolic nature of the medieval universe and lends philosophical depth to his stories.

Alternative Title
A Pilgrimage Through Medieval Literature.
Chusei Eibungaku-eno Junrei-ni Michi.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.