[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c4.2 # The Geography of the Puranas c4.2 The Geography of the Purāṇas c4.2 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4.2) The influence of these works can be seen in the literature of the period, particularly in the works of Chaucer and Gower. Chaucer's \*Canterbury Tales\* and Gower's \*Confessio Amantis\* both draw heavily on the \*Gesta Romanorum\* and the \*Legenda Aurea\*. The \*Speculum Historiale\* was also a major source for medieval chroniclers, who used it to provide a context for their own accounts of contemporary events. The popularity of these works is a testament to the medieval interest in history and morality, and to the way in which the Church sought to shape the intellectual life of the period. - [Previous: c4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4.1) - [Next: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4.3) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c4.2) · Pramāṇa