INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.--§ 1. Why (the chief part
of) the Romaunt of the Rose is not Chaucer's. § 2. The English
Version of the Romaunt. § 3. Internal evidence. § 4. Dr. Lidner's
opinion. § 5. Dr. Kaluza's opinion. The three Fragments. § 6.
Discussion of Fragment B. Test. I.--Proportion of English to
French. § 7. Test II.--Dialect. § 8. Test III.--The Riming of
_-y_ with _-yë_. § 9. Test IV.--Assonant Rimes. § 10.
Result: Fragment B is not by Chaucer. § 11. Discussion of Fragment
C. § 12. Rime-tests. § 13. Further considerations. § 14. Result:
Fragment C is not by the author of Fragment B, and perhaps not by
Chaucer. § 15. Discussion of Fragment A. (1) Rimes in _-y._
(2) Rimes in _-yë_ § 16. No false rimes. § 17. The three
Fragments seem to be all distinct. § 18. Fragment A is probably
Chaucer's. § 19. Summary. § 20. Probability of the results. § 21.
The external evidence. § 22. The Glasgow MS. § 23. Th.--Thynne's
Edition; 1532. § 24. Reprints. § 25. The Present Edition. § 26.
Some corrections. § 27. The French Text. §§ 28, 29. Brief Analysis
of the French Poem: G. de Lorris. § 30. Jean de Meun; to the end
of Fragment B. § 31. Gap in the Translation. § 32. Fragment C.
§ 33. Chaucer's use of 'Le Roman.' § 34. Méon's French text 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE MINOR POEMS.--§ 1. Principles of selection.
§ 2. Testimony of Chaucer regarding his Works. § 3. Lydgate's
List. § 4. Testimony of Shirley. § 5. Testimony of Scribes.
§ 6. Testimony of Caxton. § 7. Early Editions of Chaucer.
§ 8. Contents of Stowe's Edition (1561): Part I.--Reprinted
Matter. § 9. Part II.--Additions by Stowe. § 10. Part I. discussed.
§ 11. Part II. discussed. § 12. Poems added by Speght.
§ 13. Poems added by Morris. § 14. Description of the MSS.
List of the MSS. § 15. Remarks on the MSS. at Oxford.
§ 16. MSS. at Cambridge. § 17. London MSS. § 18. I.--A. B. C.
§ 19. II.--The Compleynt unto Pitè. § 20. III.--The Book of
the Duchesse. § 21. IV.--The Compleynt of Mars. § 22. V.--The
Parlement of Foules. § 23. VI.--A Compleint to his Lady.
§ 24. VII.--Anelida and Arcite. § 25. VIII. Chaucers Wordes
unto Adam. § 26. IX.--The Former Age. § 27. X.--Fortune.
§ 28. XI.--Merciless Beauty. § 29. XII.--To Rosemounde.
§ 30. XIII.--Truth. § 31. XIV.--Gentilesse. § 32. XV.--Lak
of Stedfastnesse. § 33. XVI--Lenvoy to Scogan. § 34.
XVII.--Lenvoy to Bukton. § 35. XVIII.--Compleynt of Venus.
§ 36. XIX.--The Compleint to his Purse. § 37. XX.--Proverbs.
§ 38. XXI.--Against Women Unconstaunt. § 39. XXII.--An
Amorous Complaint. § 40. XXIII.--Balade of Compleynt. § 41.
Concluding Remarks 20
THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.
FRAGMENT A. (with the French Text) 93
FRAGMENT B. (containing Northern forms) 164
FRAGMENT C. 229
THE MINOR POEMS.
I. An A. B. C. (with the French original) 261
II. The Compleynte unto Pitè 272
III. The Book of the Duchesse 277
IV. The Compleynt of Mars 323
V. The Parlement of Foules 335
VI. A Compleint to his Lady 360
VII. Anelida and Arcite 365
VIII. Chaucers Wordes unto Adam 379
IX. The Former Age 380
X. Fortune 383
XI. Merciles Beautè 387
XII. Balade to Rosemounde 389
XIII. Truth 390
XIV. Gentilesse 392
XV. Lak of Stedfastnesse 394
XVI. Lenvoy to Scogan 396
XVII. Lenvoy to Bukton 398
XVIII. The Compleynt of Venus (with the French original) 400
XIX. The Compleint of Chaucer to his empty Purse 405
XX. Proverbs of Chaucer 407
XXI. APPENDIX: Against Women Unconstaunt 409
XXII. An Amorous Complaint 411
XXIII. A Balade of Compleynt 415