The Religious Orders in England. Volume II: The End of the Middle Ages.
- Author / Editor
- Knowles, Dom David.
The Religious Orders in England. Volume II: The End of the Middle Ages.
- Published
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1955.
- Physical Description
- xii, 407 pp.
- Description
- Part of a three-volume study, this volume addresses the "history of the religious orders [monastic and mendicant] in England from the Pontificate of Benedict XII to the end of the strife between the houses of York and Lancaster," considering a variety of historical and institutional backgrounds. Includes comparison and contrast of Chaucer's depictions of monks and friars with those of Wycliff and Langland, finding him, generally, to be less strident in his criticism. In an appendix, addresses the presence of references to the "rules of St. Maurus and St. Augustine" in the GP description of the Monk, and also suggests that the Monk may reflect the poet's knowledge of William Clown.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism
Monk and His Tale
Friar and His Tale
Chaaucer's Life