'Songes . . . qui ne sont mie mencongier' : Historical Context and Fictional Truth in Dream Poetry from the Time of the Hundred Years War

Author / Editor
Lassahn, Nicole Elise.

Title
'Songes . . . qui ne sont mie mencongier' : Historical Context and Fictional Truth in Dream Poetry from the Time of the Hundred Years War

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 62: 565A, 2001.

Description
Dream poems by Machaut, Froissart, and Chaucer share not only the dream frame device but also historical-political content communicated in the language of love poetry. Love, war, and politics combined show change and a model of order.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Book of the Duchess.
Legend of Good Women.
House of Fame.
Parliament of Fowls.