Gower before Chaucer: Narrative and Ethics in "The Tale of Tereus."
- Author / Editor
- Koff, Leonard.
Gower before Chaucer: Narrative and Ethics in "The Tale of Tereus."
- Published
- R. F. Yeager and Brian W. Gastle, eds. Approaches to Teaching the Poetry of John Gower (New York: Modern Language Association, 2011), pp. 83-90.
- Description
- Comparative essay that includes commentary on Chaucer's "volatile response" to the story of Philomela in his LGW, suggesting that Chaucer's account may reflect anxiety about Gower's influence.
- Alternative Title
- Approaches to Teaching the Poetry of John Gower.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Legend of Good Women
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations