A Distinction of Stories: The Medieval Unity of Chaucer's Fair Chain of Narratives for Canterbury

accessus achieved action allegorical Allen analogy begins Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer Review Chaucerian Christ Christian Clerk's Tale collection comedy commentary critics Dante's defined definition discussion disorder divine doctrine dramatic Emelye ethical exempla exemplum fact fiction fragment Franklin's Tale Friar gentilesse gloss human husband idest interpretation intrusive ironic irony judgment kind Knight's Tale Law's Tale literal literary magic Manciple's manuscripts marriage marriage group meaning Merchant's Tale merely Metamorphoses metaphor Middle Ages Miller's Tale modern moral mutatio natural normative array Nun's Priest's Tale Ovid Ovidian Palamon and Arcite Pardoner's Tale parody Parson's Tale particular Physician's Tale pilgrimage pilgrims PMLA poem poetic poetry present principle quia quod readers reading relation relationship rhetorical Romance Saturn scilicet sense Shipman's Tale spiritual story storytelling structure Studies Summoner's Thebes thematic theme Theseus things tion tradition true truth unity whole Wife of Bath words