Eagle guide

E306718

Eagle guide is a talking eagle who serves as the narrator’s celestial guide and commentator in Geoffrey Chaucer’s dream vision poem "The House of Fame."

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Eagle guide canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
talking animal ⓘ
appearsIn The House of Fame ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
associatedWithTheme dream vision ⓘ
fame ⓘ
poetic authority ⓘ
rumor ⓘ
communicationMode dialogue with the narrator ⓘ
creator Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
guidesCharacter Geoffrey Chaucer (narrator-persona) ⓘ
linked to: Chaucer the pilgrim

narrator of The House of Fame ⓘ
languageOfWork Middle English ⓘ
literaryTradition medieval allegory ⓘ
narrativeFunction explains visions to the narrator ⓘ
mediates access to the celestial realm ⓘ
provides commentary on fame and rumor ⓘ
role celestial guide ⓘ
commentator ⓘ
narrator’s guide ⓘ
speaks Middle English ⓘ
species eagle ⓘ
symbolicRole interpreter of divine or cosmic knowledge ⓘ
messenger from the heavens ⓘ
workGenreContext Middle English dream vision poem ⓘ
workPeriodContext late 14th century English literature ⓘ
workTitleFull The House of Fame (also spelled The Hous of Fame) ⓘ
linked to: The House of Fame

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