The Book of the DuchessHesperus Press, 2007 - 94 pages The earliest of Chaucer’s major works, this charming and absorbing dream-poem is traditionally read as an allegorical elegy for Blanche of Lancaster, John of Gaunt’s first wife. A sleepless poet lies in his bed, reading the legend of Ceyx and Alcyone, wishing that he might be granted rest. He finally falls asleep, only to have a beautiful vision. Dreaming himself in a chamber with stained glass windows that portray the tale of Troy, the poet hears the sound of a hunting party, which he hurries to join. When the hunt disbands, he follows a small dog into a forest, where he meets a black knight, mourning the loss of his love. The poet cannot understand the exact nature of the knight’s grief until the very end of his dream, when he wakes, book still in hand. Reluctant to forget such a wonderful dream, he determines to put it down in verse. |
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... hunting party and rushes to join it . A hart is found and the hunters give chase , but the hart doubles back , the hounds lose the scent , the party party disbands , the dreamer dismounts and a little lost puppy comes snug- gling up to ...
... hunting of the hart undergoes a meta- morphosis : ' hart ' , figuratively , becomes ' heart ' , and the chase , no ... hunt ; the visual rich- ness of the alternating scenes of light and darkness ; the beauty and charm of the ...
... hunting party ; the quarry escapes ; a lost puppy appears and leads the dreamer into another wood . And as I lay there , wondrous loud I thought I heard a huntsman blow His horn , to test it and to know Whether its sound was clear or no ...