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Waller, Martha S. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1978
Discusses the lack of consistent accuracy about historical figures in Chaucer's "Monk's Tale." The story of Nero fishing in the Tiber with golden nets is corroborated by many other ancient and medieval authors; however, the reference to Julius Caesar as being of lowly birth is peculiar only to Chaucer and a few medieval English authors.…
Descriptors: Characterization, Historiography, History, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedCerreta, Florindo – Italica, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, Formal Criticism, Italian Literature, Medieval Literature
