The Defence of Religious Orthodoxy in John Heywood's The Pardoner and the Frere.
In The Pardoner and the Frere an attack on religious abuses is combined with a positive belief in the Church and a defence of the Catholic faith. Corrupt churchmen are satirized and the need for religious reform is stressed, an issue in which King Henry VIII is called upon for support in a way that,...
| Publicado en: | Yearbook of English Studies Vol. 38; no. 1/2; pp. 34 - 49 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Modern Humanities Research Association
2008
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