Chaucer and the country of the stars : poetic uses of astrological imagery /
Wood, Chauncey,
Chaucer and the country of the stars : poetic uses of astrological imagery / Chauncey Wood. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)1970. - 1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations. - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Professor Wood examines in detail the astrological references in The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Complaint of Mars, using mediaeval source materials not only to elucidate the technicalities of the imagery but also to analyze its poetic function. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable pages.
9781400872077
English language--Style.--Middle English, 1100-1500
Astrology in literature.
Stars in literature.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Figures of speech.
Astrology in literature.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Knowledge--Occultism.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Literary style.
English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Style.
Figures of speech.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Stars in literature.
Electronic Books.
PR1933 / .C438 1970
Chaucer and the country of the stars : poetic uses of astrological imagery / Chauncey Wood. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)1970. - 1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations. - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Professor Wood examines in detail the astrological references in The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Complaint of Mars, using mediaeval source materials not only to elucidate the technicalities of the imagery but also to analyze its poetic function. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable pages.
9781400872077
English language--Style.--Middle English, 1100-1500
Astrology in literature.
Stars in literature.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Figures of speech.
Astrology in literature.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Knowledge--Occultism.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Literary style.
English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Style.
Figures of speech.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Stars in literature.
Electronic Books.
PR1933 / .C438 1970