Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleGirdles, Belts, and Cords: a Leitmotif in Chaucer's General Prologue.AuthorsBesserman, LawrenceAbstractFocuses on the use of girdles, belts and cords as dominant recurring themes in the poem 'General Prologue,' by Geoffrey Chaucer. Stylish touch of attire as leitmotif of the poem; Background on the poem's characters; Details given to the costumes.SubjectsCANTERBURY Tales: Prologue; CHAUCER, Geoffrey, d. 1400; LEITMOTIF (Music composition); LITERARY characters; COSTUME; BELTS (Clothing) in literaturePublicationPapers on Language & Literature, 1986, Vol 22, Issue 3, p322ISSN0031-1294Publication typeLiterary Criticism