A close reading and historical analysis of Chaucer’s Prioress in the Canterbury Tales, exploring the reality of medieval convent life to reveal the satire hidden beneath her elegant surface. Part One of two.
A combined reading and analysis of the opening eighteen lines of Chaucer’s General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, examining the seasonal imagery, the pilgrimage context, and Chaucer’s use of irony.
A reading of the opening eighteen lines of Chaucer’s General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the celebrated seasonal description that sets the scene for the pilgrimage to Canterbury.