'Man of Law's Tale' 517: A Conjectural Emendation
- Author / Editor
- Edwards, A. S. G.
'Man of Law's Tale' 517: A Conjectural Emendation
- Published
- Chaucer Review 25 (1990): 76-77.
- Description
- By emending Constance's plea to the constable from "The lyf out of hir body for to twynne" to "The lyf not of hir body for to twynne," an emendation that has no support from the variant readings of the manuscripts, we can bring the line into harmony with the passage from which it is drawn.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Man of Law and His Tale.