Chaucerian Belief: The Poetics of Reverence and Delight

ISBN-10
0300047827
ISBN-13
9780300047820
Category
Belief and doubt in literature.
Pages
204
Language
English
Published
1991
Author
John M. Hill

Description

In this book John Martti Hill views focuses on what he believes is Chaucer's organizing purpose in his writings: the exploration of truth in human experience and fictions.

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