Concepts of Love in Dante and Chaucer.
- Author / Editor
- Northcut, Mary Neal.
Concepts of Love in Dante and Chaucer.
- Published
- Ph.D. Dissertation. Texas Christian University, 1967. Abstract accessible via https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/32557 (accessed April 21, 2026).
- Physical Description
- vi, 222 pp.
- Description
- Describes the hierarchical, mystical, Italianate view of love that emphasizes the gentle heart, epitomized in Dante, exploring its influence on Chaucer in TC, comparing and contrasting Chaucer's lovers with Paolo and Francesca as well as Dante and Beatrice.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde
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