Chaucer and Moral Philosophy: The Virtuous Women of The Canterbury Tales

Author / Editor
Baker, Denise N.

Title
Chaucer and Moral Philosophy: The Virtuous Women of The Canterbury Tales

Published
Medium Aevum 60 (1991): 241-56.

Description
Suggests that Chaucer identifies the virtuous women in MLT, ClT, PhyT, and Mel with one of the four cardinal virtues to enhance the characteristics found in his sources.

Chaucer Subjects
Canterbury Tales--General.
Man of Law and His Tale.
Clerk and His Tale.
Physician and His Tale.
Tale of Melibee.