Perhaps curiously, Chauntecleer possesses not only his lovely hens but the wisdom of a scholar as well, and the book-learning of a scholar to boot − for this was a time when birds and animals could speak, the Nuns’ Priest assures us. Geoffrey Chaucer Huntington Library, San Marino, California MS EL 26 C 9, the Ellesmere Manuscriptīritish Library, Harley MS 7334, and many other manuscripts and printed editions From The Canterbury TalesĬhauntecleer is a fine cock and rules over his hens in the farmyard with amiable lust.
The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain.The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle.
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