A Study of Nature in the De Planctu Naturae of Alain de Lille and in Chaucer's Parlement of Foules
Abstract
When, in the Parlement of Foules, Chaucer introduces the goddess, Nature, he does not spend time describing her, but contents himself with saying that her appearance is the same as that of the Nature presented by Alain de Lille in his De Planctu Naturae. Consequently, to understand the queen who occupies a central position in Chaucer’s Parlement we must first understand the figure who served Chaucer as a model for his queen.
Subject Area
French literature|Aesthetics|Comparative literature|British and Irish literature
Recommended Citation
Green, Margaret M, "A Study of Nature in the De Planctu Naturae of Alain de Lille and in Chaucer's Parlement of Foules" (1956). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623378.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623378
