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The essay, reprinted from an earlier volume of the journal, presents a literary critique of the General Prologue from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." Focus is given to the prologue's focus on girdles, belts and similar objects as a theme in the work. Commentary highlights Chaucer's use of the objects to criticize the lack of virtues in the religious figures in the story.

The article critiques the poem "Trolius and Criseyde," by Geoffrey Chaucer, particularly commenting on Chaucer's description about fourteenth century romance in the poem. It addresses the literary system applied by Chaucer in the poem, presents a description of the poem's plot, and discusses the love and romance of the characters.

The article presents a literary criticism of Alexander Pope's poem "The Temple of Fame." The author discusses the political influences on Pope's writings, explores how the poem comments on Pope's ambivalent attitude towards fame, and compares the work to the unfinished poem "Hous of Fame," by Geoffrey Chaucer.

The article analyzes the poem "The Merchant's Tale" from the book "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author explores the factors that contributed to the success of the poem, the existence of a gap in understanding and interpretation between author and audience, and questions of the narrator's reliability.

The article discusses the narrative poem "The Book of the Duchess" by the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, with particular focus given to the themes of loss and recovery and its exploration of poetry as an artistic medium. The importance of dreams and dreaming in the poem is also commented on.

The article offers criticism on several verse epistles by Geoffrey Chaucer, including "Wordes Unto Adam," "Lenvoy a Scogan," and "Lenvoy a Bukton." The author looks at themes of irony, redemption, and love in the short poems. The article also discusses the depiction of marriage and courtly love in the poems.

The article discusses the poem "Book of the Duchess" by the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, with particular focus given to the poem's exploration of poetry as a vocation and an artistic and the themes of dreaming and sleep. The poetic and narrative structure of the work is also commented on.

The article discusses the poem "The House of Fame" by the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, with particular focus given to the poet's use of parallelism in the poem's narrative structure. The plot of the poem is examined, and similarities between it and Chaucer's later poem "The Book of the Duchess" are commented on.

The article discusses the use of the word "boy" in the work of the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, and argues that it was intended to demonic or evil connotations. Examples in the poem "The Canterbury Tales" in the tales of the Prioress and the Friar are commented on, and the consistency of its use is examined.

The article discusses the poetic work "The Book of the Duchess" by the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, with particular focus given to the influence of the popular epic romance of Guy of Warwick. Evidence that Chaucer was familiar with different versions of the Guy of Warwick story is also commented on.