"Of Goddes pryvetee nor of his wyf": Confusion of Orifices in Chaucer's Miller's Tale.

Discusses Geoffrey Chaucer's poem 'Miller's Tale.' Invocation of theological commonplaces; Allegory of means and limits of human knowledge; Tendency towards decorum.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Texas Studies in Literature & Language Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 231 - 247
Main Author: Bishop, Louise M.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Texas Press Fall2002
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Description
Summary:Discusses Geoffrey Chaucer's poem 'Miller's Tale.' Invocation of theological commonplaces; Allegory of means and limits of human knowledge; Tendency towards decorum.