Langland's and Chaucer's Treatment of Monks, Friars, and Priests.

Author / Editor
Biggar, Raymond George.

Title
Langland's and Chaucer's Treatment of Monks, Friars, and Priests.

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 22.06 (1961): 1992.

Description
Compares and contrasts Chaucer's and Langland's views of the "lower clergy" (monks, friars, and parish priests) in light of the "religious backgrounds" of their age, arguing that despite their stylistic differences their views are very similar in this regard, and largely conservative.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations