Chaucer's 'Friar's Tale'

Author / Editor
Harley, Martha Powell.

Title
Chaucer's 'Friar's Tale'

Published
Explicator 46:2 (1988): 4-5.

Description
The Summoner addresses the devil in formal pronouns (you) until he learns the fiend's true identity; then, he speaks to him informally (thou). The devil, however, is consistently formal in his own usage.

Contributor
Harley, Marta Powell.

Chaucer Subjects
Friar and His Tale.
Language and Word Studies.