Mercurial 'haeresis': Chaucer's Hermeneutical Poet(h)ics

Author / Editor
Martin, Carol Ann Nearpass.

Title
Mercurial 'haeresis': Chaucer's Hermeneutical Poet(h)ics

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 54 (1993): 172A.

Description
In light of Gerald Brun's investigations into historical hermeneutic theories, Chaucer may be seen as employing messenger figures throughout his oeuvre, from BD to CT. This role applies especially to Alys of Bath (despite her claims on Venus and Mars), who reveals Chaucer's position on some branches of learning.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Wife of Bath and Her Tale.