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Record Number:
8589
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Sturges , Robert S.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Pardoner, Veiled and Unveiled
Source:
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages. Edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Bonnie Wheeler. Garland Publishing, 1997. Pages 261 - 277.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Pardoner's Tale
Gender in Literature
Literature- Verse
Masculinity in Literature
Pardoner (Literary Figure)
Psychoanalytic Theory
Veil, Image of
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Whereas the Pardoner's vernicle signifies his participation in the phallogocentric economy, Sturges argues here that his other veil conceals a performative masculinity, perpetually under construction. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing at http://www.garlandpub.com].
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Author's Affiliation:
University of New Orleans
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1997.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815328362