Chaucer and the Sacrifice of Isaac

Author / Editor
Lancashire, Anne.

Title
Chaucer and the Sacrifice of Isaac

Published
Chaucer Review 9 (1975): 320-26.

Description
The dialogue between Virginius and Virginia and other intensely religious elements suggest that Chaucer's PhyT was directly influenced by the account of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac given in contemporary mystery plays. This dramatic influence is also evident in MLT.

Chaucer Subjects
Physician and His Tale.
Man of Law and His Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.