Was the Pearl Poet in Aquitaine with Chaucer? A Note on 'Fade,' Line 149 of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

Author / Editor
Revard, Carter.

Title
Was the Pearl Poet in Aquitaine with Chaucer? A Note on 'Fade,' Line 149 of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

Published
SELIM 11 (2001-2002): 5-26.

Description
Proposes that "fade" is an "Anglicized form of Occitan "fado"/"fada" and therefore further evidence that the "Gawain" or "Pearl" Poet served in Aquitaine, associated with military and/or diplomatic exploits, as did Chaucer. Proposes several possible names to identify the poet, and suggests that their time in Aquitaine may indicate close relations between Chaucer and the Pearl Poet.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Life
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations