Custance in Context: Rethinking the Protagonist of the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Author / Editor
Dawson, Robert B.

Title
Custance in Context: Rethinking the Protagonist of the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Published
Chaucer Review 26 (1992): 293-308.

Description
Rather than a pious and sympathetic character, Custance is an egocentric, self-serving individual who depicts herself as a saintly victim. Thus, she is linked to her creator, the Man of Law, whose language is both deceptive and complex.

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale.