Wayward Nuns in Medieval Literature
- Author / Editor
- Daichman, Graciela S.
Wayward Nuns in Medieval Literature
- Published
- Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1986.
- Description
- Examines the medieval nunnery as an institution and the records of indecorous behavior of medieval nuns. A stock character of medieval literature, the "profligate nun" is seen in Chaucer's Madam Eglentyne and the Archpriest of Hita's Dona Garoza.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.