The authorâs aim is to ârestore to the reading of the poem a background of medieval meanings familiar enough to Chaucerâs contemporary reader but almost lost to the modem.â Mr. Koonce believes that fame was a clearly defined Christian concept in the Middle Ages, and his interpretation of Chaucerâs allegory proceeds from that central focus.
Originally published in 1966.
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