The Tragic Figure of the Wyf of Bath.
- Author / Editor
- Salter, F. M.
The Tragic Figure of the Wyf of Bath.
- Published
- Transactions Royal Society of Canada 48, no. 2 (1954): 1-14.
- Description
- Describes a strong strain of morality in Chaucer's writing and emphasizes his "reticence" in expressing it. Then explores tragic dimensions of WBPT, focusing on Wife's early marriages (in comparison with May's and January's in MerT), her memory of her fourth husband, the rape motif of WBT, the loathly lady's gentilesse "sermon," and the end of the Tale. Concludes that what the Wife wants is children.
- Alternative Title
- Presidential Address: The Tragic Figure of the Wyf of Bath.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale
Merchant and His Tale