Nicholas's 'Angelus ad Virginem' and the Mocking of Noah

Author / Editor
Friedman, John B.

Title
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.