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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...whether the son Lewis of the Astrolabe was Chaucer's son or the child of Sir Lewis Clifford. 624 FURNIVALL'S DATING. L. 4, for are, read, is. 628 TATLOCK'S CHRONOLOGY. L. 2 from end, read, first journey (Tatlock's correction). 631 THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESSE 9. 632 II 2. Tupper meets some difficulties by pointing to the probability that Richmond (riche hill, ll. 1318-19) was the Yorkshire Richmond. 641 LENVOY DE CHAUCER A BUKTON 20. Kuhl has announced evidence that, of the two Buktons mentioned as Chaucer's friend, the one concerned was the Yorkshireman, a prominent resident of Holderness, where Chaucer localized one of his tales. 643 THE PARLEMENT OF FOULES 23. Miss Shackford has seen in the Hows of Fame Book II. l. 916 a hint that would confirm the dating of the Parlement after that poem (see page 659 H 2, below). 644 Farnham has argued that the poem is based on a version of a widely known folk-tale, The Contending Lovers; that according to our present knowledge an allegorical interpretation by historical events is tenable only as possibly superimposed on a non-allegorical theory based on sources, and as unnecessary to a plausible and entirely satisfactory interpretation based on sources. 650 THE TRANSLATION OF BOETHIUS 29. 651 IT 2. Jefferson and Lowes conclude that Chaucer used for the Boethius Jean de Meun in French. 652 THE TREATISE ON THE ASTROLABLE 30. Kittredge has raised the question whether Lewis was son of Chaucer or of Sir Lewis Clifford. 653 THE HOUS OF FAME 31. 659 IT 2. In Book II. l. 916 Miss Shackford finds a hint that, when the poem was written, Chaucer had not read Scipio's Dream; and so finds added reason to date the poem before the Parlement. 660 TROILUS AND CRISEYDE 32. 664 Cummings has opposed, and Lowes has defended, ...

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