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Record Number: 9283 Author(s)/Creator(s): Wimsatt , James I. Contributor(s): Title: The Wife of Bath, the Franklin, and the Rhetoric of St. Jerome [The author briefly explores the variety of viewpoints on virginity and marriage expressed by the Wife of Bath arguing against Jerome and the Franklin advocating a moderate response to Dorigen's solution of death or dishonor. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: A Wyf Ther Was: Essays in Honour of Paule Mertens-Fonck.  Edited by Juliette Dor.  English Department, University of Liège, 1992.  Pages 275 - 281. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Franklin's Tale Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Prologue Jerome, Theologian and Saint- Adversus Jovinianum Literature- Verse Misogyny Rhetoric Virginity in Literature Wife of Bath (Liter Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Related Resources: Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University of Texas, Austin Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 2872330046 Material/Technique : Rights:

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