Chaucer and Interest in Astronomy at the Court of Richard II
- Author / Editor
- Mooney, Linne R.
Chaucer and Interest in Astronomy at the Court of Richard II
- Published
- Geoffrey Lester, ed. Chaucer in Perspective: Middle English Essays in Honour of Norman Blake (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999), pp. 139-60.
- Description
- Charts "specific astronomical references" that are datable in Chaucer's works against other known events of the poet's life. Although the references may not help us date the poems in which they occur, they do indicate Chaucer's active interest in astronomical phenomena that occurred at specific times. The references suggest links between Chaucer's active interest in astronomy, his residence in Kent, and perhaps the years Anne was queen of England.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer in Perspective: Middle English Essays in Honour of Norman Blake.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.
- Chaucer's Life.