Date of Award
1935
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Abstract
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his conception of Fortune was altered by his acquaintance with The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius; and how he transcended the conception of Boethius, and came to regard Fortune as Fate.
Recommended Citation
Davidson, Josephine B., "The Doctrine of Fortune in the Works of Chaucer" (1935). Graduate Thesis Collection. 156.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/156