Today makes the third time in so many semesters that I have had
to read Chaucer for a class. To be precise, this is the third time I have had
to read the “General Prologue.” I love Chaucer, he is truly brilliant in the
way he writes. And I have to say that “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is probably one
of my favorite, probably because it’s Arthurian. Last semester, I wrote my
research paper on Gawain’s characteristics in many different Medieval works. “The
Wife of Bath’s Tale” was one such work since it is very similar to “The
Marriage of Dame Ragnell,” except for the fact that the night and lady are both
given names. While Chaucer can be hard to decipher, especially in Middle
English, he makes a lot of good points that probably made people uncomfortable
then and can make people uncomfortable now.
Have a Happy Easter everyone!!
Tantum e tenebris receptum constabit,
Meghan
PS- I commented on Tyler’s post.
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