Chauntecleer and Medieval Natural History.

Author / Editor
Steadman, John M.

Title
Chauntecleer and Medieval Natural History.

Published
Isis 50 (1959): 236-44.

Description
Exemplifies how several features of the characterization of Chaunticleer in NPT are "firmly grounded in medieval natural history," particularly his "uxoriousness, regal pride, and choleric temperament," as well as his connections with preaching, all of which are found in popular medieval encyclopedias by Bartholomeus Anglicus, Alexander Neckham, and others.

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