Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 9573
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Simmons-O'Neill , Elizabeth.
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  • Title: Love in Hell: The Role of Pluto and Proserpine in Chaucer's Merchant's Tale [The author discusses the intercession of Pluto and Proserpine during the pear-tree scene in the Merchant's Tale, Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: MLQ: Modern Language Quarterly 51, ( 1990): Pages 389 - 407.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Merchant's Tale Literature- Verse Love in Literature Proserpina (Mythological Figure)
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Washington
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  • Year of Publication: 1990.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00267929