The Manuscripts of Chaucer's 'Parlement of Fowls'

Author / Editor
Seymour, M. C.

Title
The Manuscripts of Chaucer's 'Parlement of Fowls'

Published
Scriptorium 47 (1993): 192-204.

Description
Surveys the issues in the textual history of "Parlement of Fowls," e.g., the role of Cambridge University Library MS Gg 4.27; the status of the roundel; and the influence of the poem. Also describes codicological details of the fourteen surviving manuscripts that include the poem, except those that include "Legend of Good Women."

Chaucer Subjects
Manuscripts and Textual Studies.
Parliament of Fowls