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Record Number: 4137 Author(s)/Creator(s): Wood , Chauncey. Contributor(s): Title: Three Chaucerian Widows: Tales of Innocence and Experience [The author contrasts the Wife of Bath with the Prioress and the Second Nun, finding her lacking in mercy and preoccupied with worldly concerns. 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 282 - 290. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales Literature- Verse Nuns in Literature Prioress (Literary Figure) Second Nun (Literary Figure) Widows in Literature Wife of Bath (Literary Figure) Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: McMaster University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 2872330046

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