Fragments IV and V of the "Canterbury Tales" Do Not Exist.

Presents literary criticism of the book "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author discusses the fragments IV and V of the "Canterbury Tales" which do not exist in which he offers renewed and wider attention to the dubiousness of the fragment break by offering detailed decisive consideration...

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Published in:Chaucer Review Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 1 - 32
Main Author: Meyer-Lee, Robert J.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 2010
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Summary:Presents literary criticism of the book "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author discusses the fragments IV and V of the "Canterbury Tales" which do not exist in which he offers renewed and wider attention to the dubiousness of the fragment break by offering detailed decisive considerations of the manuscript evidence for the IV-V link and the editorial intervention that resulted in its current representation. It also shows textual analysis from the lines in the story.