Proserpinan Memory in Dante and Chaucer

Author / Editor
Kerr, John M.

Title
Proserpinan Memory in Dante and Chaucer

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 62: 163A, 2001.

Description
Dante and Chaucer elaborate on the three aspects of the classical goddess who appears as "Proserpina in hell, Diana on earth, and Luna" in heaven. Medieval commentary associates her with memory. Chaucer treats her recurrently, sometimes parodically, in HF, PF, LGW, KnT, WBT, MerT, FranT, and ManT.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
House of Fame.
Parliament of Fowls.
Legend of Good Women.
Knight and His Tale.
Wife of Bath and Her Tale.
Merchant and His Tale.
Franklin and His Tale.
Manciple and His Tale.