With "To lytel while oure blysse lasteth" [too little while our bliss lasts] (line 211), he leaves her, echoing a theme of this and other poems in Chaucer's love-poetry oeuvre. ... Analysis Burying the body of a relative with proper rites was a recurring theme in classical literature (such as in Sophocles' play  Antigone), so it was not surprising that Ovid would make it part of the story of Seys and Alcyone. ... Nevertheless, in a common literary reversal, the narrator endeavors to tell the reader anyway. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Three Faces of Aeneas: The Gladiatorial Combat of auctores in Chaucer's House of Fame Dependence on literary tradition established by the textual legacy of prestigious Latin authors characterized the period of the composition of the House of Fame, one of Geoffrey Chaucer's early works. ... However, in authorizing their works by utilizing the material produced by auctores, medieval writers faced a dilemma "they discovered that the authoritative literary material that comprised the invaluable truths was often contradictory, confusing and inaccurate, as reflected in Book III ...

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Although, these characters are separated by social classes, there are overlapping themes throughout various stories. ... The critic, John P McCall's article, "The Clerk's Tale and the Theme of Obedience" examines different literary critics perspectives to the tale. He suggests that it is common for critics to over analyze this tale in particular for its exaggerated theme of obedience. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It can be argued that love is the most important aspect of one's life. When a person is brought into the world, it is by the means of love. A person is raised in love and hopes one day to fall in love. Everyday thousands of songs of love play on the radio, and everyday movies about love are proje...

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