A Recurring Motif in Chaucer's "House of Fame."

Description: Argues that themes of the "nature of literary art" and "the material with which the literary artist deals" unify the HF: the opening of the poem focuses on how "literary artist's imagination finds expression"; the eagle articulates an intellectual perspective in contrast to the artistic one; the House of Fame reflects the artist's role in conveying reputation, and the House of Rumor makes clear that truth or falsity are not essential concerns of art.