Chaucer Criticism, Essays & Study Guides

General Chaucerian Criticism

Dante, Chaucer, and the Currency of the Word...
"Money, Images, and Reference in Late Medieval Poetry," by R. A. Shoaf, is an extensive multipage treatise.

Reaping What Was Sown: Spenser, Chaucer, and the Plowman's Tale
Dave Clark's Master's thesis is extensive, in-depth, and attractively-produced.

Teaching Chaucer in the 90s
Selection of hyper-footnoted articles at Exemplaria from a symposium at the New Chaucer Society. The articles are all on one page; allow it to load completely before clicking on to individual features.

Canterbury Tales: General

The Canterbury Tales as Compilatio
An examination of several versions of the tales as a carefully-ordered manuscripts by Norman D. Hinton in Volume 1 of Essays in Medieval Studies.

The Canterbury Tales at the Harvard Chaucer Site
Notes and background on each of the tales; part of a megasite at Harvard University.

Pilgrimage in the Age of Schism...
Chaucer, Sociological Poetics, and The Canterbury Tales. An unfortunate background design hinders this dense, 11-chapter online book.

Canterbury Tales: The Cook

The Cook of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Poor color choices and small type hinder a well-written examination of the Cook's Tale by Brian Kessler.

Canterbury Tales: The Man of Law

Worlds Apart...
Subtitled "Orientalism, Antifeminism, and Heresy in Chaucer's Man of Law's Tale," this is an extensive, hyperfootnoted examination by Susan Schibanoff.

Canterbury Tales: The Miller

Chaucer's Miller and His Tale
Subtitled Medieval ribaldry at its very best, this article by Elizabeth G. Melillo, Ph.D. explores the humorous side of Chaucer.

The Miller's Tale
Severely small type and poor color choice hinder an otherwise well-done examination into the tale by Brian Kessler, with hyperlinked footnotes and an extensive bibliography.

Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest

The Nun's Priest of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Poor background choice and small type hinder an otherwise worthwhile examination of the tale by Brian Kessler.

The Nun's Priest's Tale and Nominalism: A Preliminary Study
Extensive scholarly article by Dr. Grover Furr explores the influence of nominalist thought on Chaucer and other 14th-century writers. Hyperfootnoted and extensively resourced.

Canterbury Tales: The Prioress

Chaucer's Prioress
The Prioress' portrait from the general prologue is followed by a thoughtful and enlightening examination of the character by Elizabeth G. Melillo, Ph.D. Warning: includes music you may wish to abort before it loads.

Chaucer's Prioress
Pertinent portions of the general prologue, the prologue to the tale and the tale itself are all supplied on one page, hyperlinked to useful information. Created by K. Braden Phillips.

The Prioress of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Poor background and color choices and small type hinder an otherwise well-done examination of the tale by Brian Kessler.

Troilus and Criseyde

Troy
Extensive study guide by Diane Thompson covers characters and concepts in the epic poem.

 

 

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