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Record Number: 9019 Author(s)/Creator(s): Hahn , Thomas. Contributor(s): Title: The Performance of Gender in the Prioress [The author argues that Chaucer's Prioress both wears a kind of "mask of womanliness," and also identifies herself with a predominantly masculine Christian community by performing femininity. Title note supplied by Feminae]. Source: Chaucer Yearbook 1, ( 1992): Pages 111 - 134. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Prioress's Tale Femininity in Literature Gender in Literature Literature- Verse Nuns in Literature Performance Theory Prioress (Literary Figure) Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Rochester Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 10631836

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