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Book SynopsisThe essays that make up this collection offer several provocative interpretations of the rivalrous and rebellious spirits that inhabit the worlds of Chaucer's tales. The volume is intended for the dedicated teacher of Chaucer as well as for the specialist in medieval English studies.
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Inn, the Cathedral, and the Pilgrimage of
The Canterbury Tales by Frederick B. Jonassen
Up and Down, To and Fro: Spatial Relationships in The Knight's Tale by William F. Woods
Clerkly Rivalry in The Reeve's Tale by Bruce Kent Cowgill
“Lat the Children Pleye”: The Game Betwixt the Ages in The Reeve's Tale by Susanna Greer Fein
The Wife of Bath: Chaucer’s Inchoate Experiment in Feminist Hermeneutics by Susan K. Hagen
“My Spirit Hath His Fostryng in the Bible”: The Summoner's Tale and the Holy Spirit by Jay Ruud
Lords, Churls, and Friars: The Return to Social Order in The Summoner's Tale by Linda Georgianna
The Falcon’s Complaint in The Squire’s Tale by Charles A. Owen Jr.
“And Pave It Al of Silver and of Gold”: The Humane Artistry of The Canon’s Yeoman's Tale by David Raybin
A Memoir of Chaucer’s Institute by C. David Benson
Appendix: The Portrayals of Fortune in the Tales of The Monk’s Tale (Abstract) by Peter C. Braeger
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