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1. Girdles, Belts, and Cords: a Leitmotif in Chaucer's General Prologue.

Author

BESSERMAN, LAWRENCE

Subjects
*BELTS (Clothing) in literature, *MIDDLE English poetry, *THEMES in medieval literature, *CLERGY in literature, *POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism
Abstract

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.

Published
2014