Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale' as Anti-Marchen

Author / Editor
Erickson, Jon.

Title
Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale' as Anti-Marchen

Published
Folklore 94 (1983): 235-39.

Description
PardT has been classified as anti-marchen because its unhappy ending violates the marchen's typical "weightlessness," but given the negative nature of the hero, PardT does follow the normal marchen pattern. "Anti-marchen" should be redefined.

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale.