The Pilgrimage to Canterbury and the One to Ise Shrine

Author / Editor
Tagaya, Yuko.

Title
The Pilgrimage to Canterbury and the One to Ise Shrine

Published
Koichi Kano, ed. Through the Eyes of Chaucer: Essays in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Society for Chaucer Studies (Kawasaki: Asao Press, 2014), pp. 169-84.

Description
Introduces the historical context of pilgrimage in both the West and Japan in order to interpret the opening lines of GP. Argues that "kejime" as represented in pilgrims in "Tokaidochu Hizakurige," written by Jippensha Ikku, can also be read in the opening lines of GP. In Japanese.

Alternative Title
Through the Eyes of Chaucer: Essays in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Society for Chaucer Studies.

Chaucer Subjects
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales