Chaucer's Parson and Other Priests
- Author / Editor
- Swanson, Robert N.
Chaucer's Parson and Other Priests
- Published
- Studies in the Age of Chaucer 13 (1991): 41-80.
- Description
- Assesses the Parson in the context of historical records and medieval handbooks for priests, showing him to be a success of the system of patronage, education, and benefice. Identifies the social and economic advantages of his status and summarizes the rewards and responsibilities involved in his role as a beneficed member of the secular clergy and rector of his parish.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Parson and His Tale.