Personal Names in the 'Canterbury Tales'
- Author / Editor
- Eliason, Norman E.
Personal Names in the 'Canterbury Tales'
- Published
- Names 21 (1973): 137-52.
- Description
- Surveys the uses of personal names of the Canterbury pilgrims and of the major characters in the tales, commenting on names adapted from sources, common names, diminutives and name variants, given names and surnames, name-play, the relative paucity of names, and other onomastic concerns. Chaucer's variety and apparent casualness reflect his artfulness.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General
- Style and Versification
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations