Neoplatonic Theodicy in Chaucer's "Legend of Philomela.".
The article presents a literary criticism of the "Legend of Philomela" section of the poem "The Legend of Good Women" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Emphasis is given to Chaucer's invocation of Neoplatonic theodicy and its role in the context of the whole poem. Other topics include God's interest in the world...
| Published in: | Studies in Philology Vol. 108; no. 1; pp. 27 - 44 |
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University of North Carolina Press
Winter2011
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