Chaucer and Courtly Love Once More — ‘The Wife of Bath's Tale’1

The main purpose of this paper is to present evidence tending to show that the ‘Wife of Bath's Tale’ can be interpreted more intelligently through reference to the tradition of courtly love and that such interpretation accords with the rationale of Chaucer's art.

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Veröffentlicht in:Speculum 1945-01, Vol.20 (1), p.43-50
1. Verfasser: Coffman, George R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The main purpose of this paper is to present evidence tending to show that the ‘Wife of Bath's Tale’ can be interpreted more intelligently through reference to the tradition of courtly love and that such interpretation accords with the rationale of Chaucer's art.
ISSN:0038-7134
2040-8072
DOI:10.2307/2851188