The Coherence of Creation in the Word: The Rhetoric of Lines 1-34 of Chaucer's 'General Prologue'

Author / Editor
Klassen, Norman.

Title
The Coherence of Creation in the Word: The Rhetoric of Lines 1-34 of Chaucer's 'General Prologue'

Published
Christianity & Literature 64.01 (2014): 3-20.

Description
Analyzes the rhetorical structure, themes, and wordplay of the first thirty-four lines of GP, arguing that in CT Chaucer maintains "his commitment to the coherence of creation within the narrative framework of Christianity."

Chaucer Subjects
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Style and Versification