Mirth and Marriage in 'The Parlement of Foules'

Author / Editor
Smith, Francis J.

Title
Mirth and Marriage in 'The Parlement of Foules'

Published
Ball State University Forum 14.1 (1973): 15-22.

Description
Reads PF as a "poem of love and marriage, touching upon the question of pleasure versus the duty of procreation, realistically set in the framework of a dream, and seasoned with wit." Emphasizes the poem's balanced sensibility and "refreshing spirit."

Chaucer Subjects
Parliament of Fowls