'The Tale of Melibee' and the Crisis at Westminster, November, 1387

Author / Editor
Askins, William.

Title
'The Tale of Melibee' and the Crisis at Westminster, November, 1387

Published
John V. Fleming and Thomas J. Heffernan, eds. Studies in the Age of Chaucer, Proceedings, No. 2, 1986 (Knoxville, Tenn.: New Chaucer Society, 1987), pp. 103-12.

Description
The subject matter and "didactic thrust" of Mel may have been inspired by the political unrest and Parliamentary disputes of 1386-88. The neglected Mel should be studied again with the care and enthusiasm that went into its writing.

Alternative Title
Studies in the Age of Chaucer, Proceedings, No. 2 (1986)

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Melibee.