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1. Record Number: 11200
Author(s): Owen, Charles A., Jr.
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Title : The Falcon’s Complaint in the Squire’s Tale [In its form and content, the falcon’s lament departs from the traditional poetic genre of the complaint. The poetic structure (including rhyme and meter) of this passage differs from other poems in the complaint genre, and the passage serves a narrative function as well as a lyric one. It relates the story of the falcon’s betrayal by her male lover and simultaneously expresses her emotional state through a complex series of poetic devices, including metaphors and allusions. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Rebels and rivals: the contestive spirit in The Canterbury tales. Edited by Susanna Greer Fein, David Raybin, and Peter C. Braeger Studies in medieval culture . Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 1991. Pages 173 - 188.
Year of Publication: 1991.