Nicholas's 'Angelus ad Virginem' and the Mocking of Noah
- Author / Editor
- Friedman, John B.
Nicholas's 'Angelus ad Virginem' and the Mocking of Noah
- Published
- Yearbook of English Studies 22 (1992): 162-80.
- Description
- In MilT, Nicholas's character and action may allude to medieval tales about a diabolical angel-imposter associated parodically with the Annunciation. John's final humiliation may echo tales of Ham and his sexual humiliation of his father, Noah.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale.