The Darker Side to Absolon's Dawn Visit
- Author / Editor
- Tripp, Raymond P.,Jr.
The Darker Side to Absolon's Dawn Visit
- Published
- Chaucer Review 20 (1986): 208-21.
- Description
- Absolon's intentions in MilT are uglier and darker than realized by readers who recognize the non-Boethian nature of the tale. Absolon's plowshare, for all its sexual symbolism, is a murderous weapon intended for Alison.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale.