The Pursuit of Reynard in Mediaeval Literature and Art.

Author / Editor
Varty, Kenneth.

Title
The Pursuit of Reynard in Mediaeval Literature and Art.

Published
Nottingham Medieval Studies 8 (1964): 62-81.

Description
Identifies and assesses various motifs in medieval literary and visual renderings of the barnyard chase of the fox, including those found in NPT. Argues that in several instances Chaucer's story may have influenced later depictions or mediated earlier ones, while observing that "everyday reality may have been the inspiration" for some of his details.

Chaucer Subjects
Nun's Priest and His Tale
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations