Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale: An Annotated Bibliography, 1900-1995
edited by Marilyn Sutton
Series: Chaucer Bibliographies
Volume: 7
Copyright Date: 2000
Published by: University of Toronto Press
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442672901
Pages: 517
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442672901
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Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
Book Description:

The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Pardoner's Prologue" and "Tale."

eISBN: 978-1-4426-7290-1
Subjects: History
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-vii)
  3. [Illustration]
    [Illustration] (pp. viii-viii)
  4. General Editorʼs Preface
    General Editorʼs Preface (pp. ix-xiv)
  5. Preface The Pardonerʼs Prologue and Tale
    Preface The Pardonerʼs Prologue and Tale (pp. xv-xx)
  6. Abbreviations
    Abbreviations (pp. xxi-xxvi)
  7. Introduction
    Introduction (pp. xxvii-lii)

    Any question regarding the composition ofPardTis complicated by the fact that the tale is only one of the Pardonerʼs several appearances. First introduced as one of a motley assemblage of pilgrims at the end ofGP, the Pardoner later interrupts the Wife of Bath to compliment her preaching and confuse readers with a reference to his imminent marriage. Following the Physicianʼspilous tale, the Host calls upon the Pardoner forsom myrthe or japes right anon. This summons places the Pardoner in a game of wits with his pilgrim audience: they, intent on warding off a tale ofribaudyeʼ, he,...

  8. Editions and Translations
    Editions and Translations (pp. 1-38)
  9. Bibliographies, Indexes, and Textual Studies
    Bibliographies, Indexes, and Textual Studies (pp. 39-52)
  10. Sources, Analogues, and Influences
    Sources, Analogues, and Influences (pp. 53-76)
  11. The Pardoner Portrait in the General Prologue
    The Pardoner Portrait in the General Prologue (pp. 77-154)
  12. The Pardonerʼs Interruption of The Wife of Bath
    The Pardonerʼs Interruption of The Wife of Bath (pp. 155-168)
  13. Pardonerʼs Prologue
    Pardonerʼs Prologue (pp. 169-196)
  14. The Pardonerʼs Tale 1877-1995
    The Pardonerʼs Tale 1877-1995 (pp. 197-406)
  15. Index
    Index (pp. 407-445)
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