Geoffrey Chaucer knew the association, too, for he
>translated Boethius' *Consolation*, and he actually personified one of
>these philosophical eagles (comically) in his *House of Fame*. 2
>articles
>trace out even more associations than these: John Leyerle, "Chaucer's
>Windy Eagle," *Univ. of Toronto Quarterly* 40 (1971), and esp. John
>Steadman, "Chaucer's Eagle: A Contemplative Symbol" *PMLA* (1960),
>esp.
>153-59.
>
Also: I happened to discover the lost ending of Chaucer's "House of
Fame". I am 3,000 miles away from home at the moment, but the
passage is in the possession of the Ceramic Doctor - perhaps he would
be kind enough to post it to the list?
Oriens.
>That may be more than anyone really wanted to know on this topic!
>
>Yours,
>Carol Martin
>Dept. of English
>Bowdoin College
>8300 College Station
>Brunswick, ME 04011-8483
>
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>
>Elena Lemeneva
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>
>Central European University
>Medieval Studies Department
>Nador utca 9, 1051 Budapest
>HUNGARY
>
>Pannonia utca, 49/B, IV/3
>1133 Budapest Hungary
>
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