Zenobia in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Author / Editor
Wayne, Valerie.

Title
Zenobia in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Published
Carole Levin and Jeanie Watson, eds. Ambiguous Realities (Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press, 1987), pp. 48-65.

Description
Dealing with "gender difference, injunctions on sexual pleasure, and domestic role," Wayne offers a feminist analysis of Zenobia, used as an exemplum by many writers, including Chaucer in MkT.

Alternative Title
Ambiguous Realities.

Chaucer Subjects
Monk and His Tale.