The Similar Dramatic Function of Prophetic Dreams: Eve's Dream Compared to Chauntecleer's

Author / Editor
Flavin, Louise.

Title
The Similar Dramatic Function of Prophetic Dreams: Eve's Dream Compared to Chauntecleer's

Published
Milton Quarterly 17 (1983): 132-38.

Description
Flavin argues that Milton may have been influenced by Chaucer: like Chauntecleer in NPT, Milton's Eve ignores her prophetic dream and falls victim to flattery. Milton's Adam is also similar to Chauntecleer in passionate submission to beauty.

Chaucer Subjects
Nun's Priest and His Tale
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion