The Nun’s Priest in "The Canterbury Tales."
- Author / Editor
- Lumiansky, R. M.
The Nun’s Priest in "The Canterbury Tales."
- Published
- PMLA 68, no. 4 (1953): 896–906.
- Description
- Emphasizes the role of Harry Bailly in Chaucer's characterization of the Nun's Priest, reading "broad irony" in NPE, despite its limited manuscript support. Addresses many of Harry's comments throughout Part 7, focusing on how the Host's displeasure with MkT underlies his interactions with the Priest in NPP and NPE, and arguing that NPT evinces agreement with Harry's disapproval of the Monk. Overall, reads the Priest as physically weak and somewhat fawning in his agreement with the Host's sentiments (including antifeminism) but otherwise intelligent and well-educated.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Nun's Priest and His Tale
Monk and His Tale
Manuscripts and Textual Studies