Chaucer's Witty Prosody in 'General Prologue', Lines 1-42

Author / Editor
Owen, Charles A., Jr.

Title
Chaucer's Witty Prosody in 'General Prologue', Lines 1-42

Published
Jean E. Jost, ed. Chaucer's Humor: Critical Essays (New York and London: Garland, 1994), pp. 261-70.

Description
Close reading of rhythm, rhyme, and syntax discloses the wry control of the opening of GP.

Alternative Title
Chaucer's Humor: Critical Essays.

Chaucer Subjects
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Style and Versification.