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Frontmatter i
PREFACE vii
CONTENTS xiii
Chapter I. THE IDEA OF HUMOR 3
Chapter II. THE COURT OF LOVE 25
Chapter III. TROILUS AND CRISEYDE 56
Chapter IV. TROILUS ON DETERMINISM 104
Chapter V. THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN 123
Chapter VI. THE CANTERBURY TALES 154
Chapter VII. CHAUCER AND THE COMMON PEOPLE 186
Chapter VIII. CHAUCER AND MEDIEVAL ROMANCE 195
Chapter IX. THE SATIRIST 213
Chapter X. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAUCER’S GENIUS 237
INDEX 259

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
PREFACE vii
CONTENTS xiii
Chapter I. THE IDEA OF HUMOR 3
Chapter II. THE COURT OF LOVE 25
Chapter III. TROILUS AND CRISEYDE 56
Chapter IV. TROILUS ON DETERMINISM 104
Chapter V. THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN 123
Chapter VI. THE CANTERBURY TALES 154
Chapter VII. CHAUCER AND THE COMMON PEOPLE 186
Chapter VIII. CHAUCER AND MEDIEVAL ROMANCE 195
Chapter IX. THE SATIRIST 213
Chapter X. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAUCER’S GENIUS 237
INDEX 259

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