paganism in literature

Traces the return of pagan divinities to Western literature, from their first reappearance at the beginning of the modern era to their place in contemporary literature.

The author compares the Christian ethics and history of the "Canterbury Tales" against the beliefs and practices of Moslems, Jews, pagans, and the Tartars and shows that Chaucer wrote with the diverse philosophy, religion, and ethics that coexisted with Christian theology.