Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2218
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Marchand , James W.
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  • Title: Quoniam, Wife of Bath's Prologue D. 608 [The author cites several humorous uses of "quoniam" for vagina in Latin, French, Spanish, and Provençal texts].
  • Source: Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 100, 1 ( 1999): Pages 43 - 49.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Prologue Humor, Bawdy Latin Language Puns and Punning Quoniam (Latin: Since, Because Pun for Vagina)
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois
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  • Year of Publication: 1999.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00283754