The Parlement of Foules 309-15.
- Author / Editor
- Raymo, R. R.
The Parlement of Foules 309-15.
- Published
- Modern Language Notes 71.3 (1956): 159-60.
- Description
- Identifies lines 1-4 of the "Speculum Stultorum" of Nigel de Longchamps as a source for the bird cacophony in PF 309-15, observing that Chaucer's "personal familiarity" with the "Speculum" is evident in the reference to "Daun Burnel the Asse" at NPT 7.3312.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Parliament of Fowls
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations