Papacy in Paganism: The Great Schism of Palamon and Arcite

Author

Samantha Kathleen Diaz, Longwood University

Date of Award

4-29-2009

Degree Type

Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Larissa Tracy, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Shawn Smith, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Chene Heady, Ph.D.

Abstract

This thesis looks at Geoffrey Chaucer’s the Canterbury Tales in the historical context of the Great Schism of the Catholic Church, during which time Chaucer lived and was writing the Canterbury Tales. It compares this work with Giovanni Boccaccio’s Teseida Delle Nozze d’Emilia and analyzes the way in which the two literary works critique the conflict in the Catholic Church in that time period, as well as giving hints to Chaucer’s views on these events and of the Catholic Church as a whole.

Recommended Citation

Diaz, Samantha Kathleen, "Papacy in Paganism: The Great Schism of Palamon and Arcite" (2009). Theses & Honors Papers. 38.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/38