Chaucer's chain of love
Chaucer's chain of love1996
About this book
This book explores the Chain of Love, a Platonic metaphor for the invisible bond between Creator and Creation, for the space between beginnings and ends of temporal succession, and for the heard, or unheard, word between thought and deed, or between contrition and satisfaction in the process of penitence.
Details
- First published
- 1996
- OL Work ID
- OL2706678W
Subjects
Christian poetry, English (Middle)Love in literaturePhilosophy, Medieval, in literatureHistory and criticismCriticism and interpretationChristian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literatureChaucer, geoffrey, -1400