The Ironic Fruyt: Chauntecleer as Figura
- Author / Editor
- Allen, Judson Boyce.
The Ironic Fruyt: Chauntecleer as Figura
- Published
- Studies in Philology 66 (1969): 25-35.
- Description
- Uses allegorical interpretations from Hugh of St. Cher to show how the exegetical equation of cock and preacher is consistently upended in the description and actions of Chauntecleer in NPT, offering a mock allegory where "fruit is chaff."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Nun's Priest and His Tale