The Date of Chaucer's Final Annuity and of the "Complaint to His Empty Purse."
- Author / Editor
- Ferris, Sumner.
The Date of Chaucer's Final Annuity and of the "Complaint to His Empty Purse."
- Published
- Modern Philology 65 (1967): 45-52.
- Description
- Speculates "about the real state of Chaucer's purse in late 1399," examining details of the poem "Purse" and the relative chronology of the poet's life records to conclude that he wrote "Purse" to Henry IV because of actual financial duress. Considers Henry's usurpation of the throne, typical bureaucratic delays, and medieval recording procedures.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Life
Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse