Chaucer's Checklist--The Poet's Life List of All the Birds in All His Works : How, Where, Why He Used Them

Author / Editor
Jeneid, Michael.

Title
Chaucer's Checklist--The Poet's Life List of All the Birds in All His Works : How, Where, Why He Used Them

Published
Capitola, Calif.: Pandion Press, 1993.

Physical Description
[vii], 130 pp.

Description
An ornithological guide to the birds mentioned in Chaucer's works, with black-and-white sketches of each bird. Discusses the contexts in which Chaucer cites various birds, arguing that the poet was aware of their iconic values and that he was a keen observer of birds in nature.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.