"The sins of Madame Eglentyne", and other essays on Chaucer / Richard Rex
1995. Newark London : University of Delaware Press ; Associated University Presses. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443806
ISBN: 0874135672
Physical description: 201 p. ; 25 cm. Contents: 1. Chaucer and the Jews -- 2. Chaucer's Censured Ballads -- 3. Pastiche as irony in the Prioress's Prologue and Tale -- 4. Wild Horses, Justice, and Charity in the Prioress's Tale -- 5. "Grey" Eyes and the Medieval Ideal of Feminine Beauty -- 6. Why the Prioress's Gauds Are Green -- 7. Why the Prioress Sings through Her Nose -- 8. Madame Eglentyne and the Bankside Brothels -- 9. The Sins of Madame Eglentyne. Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey 1340?-1400. Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Price: €25.00