Chaucer's Cecile as Christian-Humanist Disputer of the Sacred
- Author / Editor
- Fields, Peter.
Chaucer's Cecile as Christian-Humanist Disputer of the Sacred
- Published
- Geardagum 15 (1994): 29-39.
- Description
- Cecilia is a humanist who represents the changing medieval world view. Her religion is personal rather than evangelical and is grounded in the practical. She does not perform miracles, nor do any supernatural powers vanquish her enemies or save her from death.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Second Nun and Her Tale.