Green May in "Against Women Unconstant."

Author / Editor
Bozick, Morgan M.

Title
Green May in "Against Women Unconstant."

Published
Chaucer Review 54.2 (2019): 162-90.

Description
Offers a new interpretation of Wom Unc, a lyric attributed to Chaucer. Argues for different punctuation in the poem, and claims that the lady and subject of the poem is green herself rather than dressed in green, thus symbolizing May. The poem, then, contrasts green and blue throughout as the speaker settles into the stable love symbolized by blue.

Chaucer Subjects
Against Women Unconstant
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