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Record Number: 2460 Author(s)/Creator(s): Prior , Sandra Pierson. Contributor(s): Title: Virginity and Sacrifice in Chaucer's "Physician's Tale" Source: Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Cindy L. Carlson and Angela Jane Weisl.  St. Martin's Press, 1999.  Pages 165 - 180. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Physician's Tale Jephthah's Daughter (Biblical Figure) Literature- Verse Sacrifice Virginia (Literary Figure) Virginity in Literature Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: In Virginity and Sacrifice in Chaucer's Physician's Tale," Sandra Pierson Prior continues the discussion of the "problems and inconsistencies that characterize the medieval valorization of virginity" (165) within the context of Chaucer's Physician's Tale. Author's Affiliation: Columbia University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0312211368

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