Chaucer's 'Cosyn to the Dede': Further Considerations

Author / Editor
Pelen, Marc M.

Title
Chaucer's 'Cosyn to the Dede': Further Considerations

Published
Florilegium 19: 1-17, 2002.

Description
Linguistic and philosophical notions underlying the idea of "cosyn to the dede" fascinate Chaucer and Jean de Meun, who follow Plato and Augustine in accepting that signs reveal ultimate meaning and that myths relate to eternal ideals.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies.