What do the words on the golden brooch worn by the prioress mean in Chaucer’s ‘Prologue’ ?
The words mean love conquers all. The Prioress's brooch bears the Latin motto Amor vincit omnia, whose sense is the overcoming power of love rather than a statement that…
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What do the words on the golden brooch worn by the prioress mean in Chaucer’s ‘Prologue’ ?
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The words mean love conquers all. The Prioress's brooch bears the Latin motto Amor vincit omnia, whose sense is the overcoming power of love rather than a statement that love and God are identical.
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Karnataka SET (KSET)