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Routledge
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Routledge
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Routledge
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First published in 1990, Chaucer and the Social Contest takes a fresh view of The Canterby Tales , by placing the storytelling contest among the Canterbury pilgrims within the larger social contests in the changing England of the late fourteenth century. The author focuses on three crucial fields of contention: the division of social duties into the three estates, the controversies around... Read more
1. Introduction: Thawing Frozen Words 2. Chivalry and Its Discontents 3. Robyn the Miller’s Thrifty Work 4. The Work of the Religious 5. Coming to Terms with Wyclif 6. Three “Noble Prechours”: Pardoner, Nun’s Priest, and Parson 7. “Mannes Governance” and “Wommannes Conseil” 8. Alisoun Looms 9. Griselda and the Patient Clerk.
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Peggy Knapp
