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Record Number:
8303
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Finnegan , Robert Emmett.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Wife's Dead Child and Friar John: Parallels and Oppositions in the "Summoner's Tale" [The author suggests that the wife's dead child in the "Summoner’s Tale" may be a product of her affair with Friar John, in which case the child serves as a symbol for the Friar's spiritual condition. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 92, 4 ( 1991): Pages 457 - 462.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Summoner's Tale
Children in Literature
Clergy- Sexual Behavior in Literature
Literature- Verse
Wives in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1991.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00283754