"The Doctrine of These Olde Wyse": Commentary on the Commentary Tradition in Chaucer's Dream Visions

Abstract

Peter Abelard, who in his Sic et non comments on both scriptural and patristic writings, begins this work by noting that there are writings of authorities—such as the Holy Fathers—that not only differ from each other but even contradict each other. Interestingly, he calls on one of those authorities, St. Augustine, to give authority for his argument that authorities are not always consistent or correct. 1

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