Hierarchical Modes of Love in Chaucer's 'The Parliament of Fowls'

Author / Editor
Mucchetti, Emil.

Title
Hierarchical Modes of Love in Chaucer's 'The Parliament of Fowls'

Published
DAI 33.02 (1972): 730A.

Description
Argues that the unity of PF is anchored in the principle of the hierarchy of love, an aspect of the Great Chain of Being. By exploring a wide and interconnected range of kinds of love, Chaucer achieves humor and thematic richness.

Chaucer Subjects
Parliament of Fowls