Giotto's Bardi Chapel Frescoes and Chaucer's House of Fame : Influence, Evidence, and Interpretations

Author / Editor
Hagiioannu, Michael.

Title
Giotto's Bardi Chapel Frescoes and Chaucer's House of Fame : Influence, Evidence, and Interpretations

Published
Chaucer Review 36: 28-47, 2001.

Description
Chaucer's visit to Florence (December-May 1373) would have brought him into contact with Giotto's frescos. These, along with his exposure to Dante's works, led him to explore the implications and limitations of "individual perspective" in HF.

Chaucer Subjects
House of Fame.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.