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

accessus achieved action allegorical Allen analogy arrangement begins Canterbury Canterbury Tales character Chaucer Review Christ Christian Clerk's Tale collection comedy commentary context critics Dante's defined definition discussion disorder divine doctrine dramatic Emelye ethical example exempla exemplum fact fiction fragment Franklin's Tale Friar gentilesse gloss human husband ideal idest interpretation intrusive ironic irony judgment kind Knight's Tale Law's Tale literal literary magic Manciple's manuscripts marriage meaning medieval 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 poem poetic poetry present principle quia quod readers reading Reeve's relation relationship rhetorical Romance Saturn scilicet sense Shipman's Tale spiritual story storytelling structure telling Thebes thematic theme Theseus things tion tradition true truth unity whole Wife of Bath words